Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
085 FZAK51 PAFC 080026 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-081330- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A broad low centered remains nearly stationary over the central Gulf of Alaska through Tuesday morning. As the low sits over the central Gulf, a series of fronts will move westward across the northern Gulf. $$ PKZ710-081330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-081330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-081330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ715-081330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-081330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-081330- Resurrection Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-081330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-081330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-081330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-081330- Port of Valdez- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ721-081330- Valdez Narrows- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ722-081330- Valdez Arm- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-081330- Passage Canal- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ730-081330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-081330- Barren Islands East- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-081330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-081330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Wind N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-081330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-081330- Chiniak Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-081330- Marmot Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-081330- Shelikof Strait- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-081330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-081330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-081330- Kachemak Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$