Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
362 FZAK51 PAFC 290028 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 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. PKZ197-291300- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low near King Salmon lifts into Interior Alaska through Fri morning. Its front lingers across the western Gulf and northern Gulf coast through Sat morning. A weak surface trough also lingers across the northern Gulf coast through Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-291300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-291300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-291300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-291300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-291300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-291300- Resurrection Bay- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt before midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-291300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-291300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-291300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-291300- Port of Valdez- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-291300- Valdez Narrows- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming Variable wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-291300- Valdez Arm- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-291300- Passage Canal- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt before midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the evening becoming W 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-291300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-291300- Barren Islands East- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-291300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-291300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-291300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-291300- Chiniak Bay- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-291300- Marmot Bay- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-291300- Shelikof Strait- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-291300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-291300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-291300- Kachemak Bay- 428 PM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt except SW 30 kt in the outer bay. Gusts to 30 kt except gust to 40 kt in the outer bay. Seas 6 ft except 10 ft in the outer bay. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt before midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$