Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
338 FZAK51 PAFC 081220 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 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. PKZ197-090045- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A broad low 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 west across the northern Gulf. $$ PKZ710-090045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-090045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-090045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-090045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-090045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-090045- Resurrection Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-090045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-090045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-090045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-090045- Port of Valdez- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-090045- Valdez Narrows- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-090045- Valdez Arm- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-090045- Passage Canal- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-090045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-090045- Barren Islands East- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-090045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-090045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-090045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-090045- Chiniak Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-090045- Marmot Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-090045- Shelikof Strait- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-090045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-090045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-090045- Kachemak Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$