Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
946 FZAK51 PAFC 141219 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 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. PKZ197-150145- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 mb low 85 nm SE of Chignik moves to 200 nm S of Middleton Island at 988 mb Sat morning and then to 175 nm SW of Port Alexander at 998 mb Sun morning. Its front moves across the Gulf through Sat night. $$ PKZ710-150145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-150145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-150145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-150145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-150145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-150145- Resurrection Bay- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-150145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-150145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-150145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-150145- Port of Valdez- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-150145- Valdez Narrows- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-150145- Valdez Arm- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-150145- Passage Canal- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-150145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-150145- Barren Islands East- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-150145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-150145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-150145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-150145- Chiniak Bay- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-150145- Marmot Bay- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-150145- Shelikof Strait- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-150145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-150145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-150145- Kachemak Bay- 319 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$