Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
683 FZAK51 PAFC 161107 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 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. PKZ197-170030- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 90 nm S of Seward moves to 35 nm S of Cordova at 993 mb tonight and then onshore Fri morning. A front moves into the southern Gulf of Alaska Fri evening. $$ PKZ710-170030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ711-170030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ712-170030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ715-170030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ716-170030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ714-170030- Resurrection Bay- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-170030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-170030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-170030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-170030- Port of Valdez- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-170030- Valdez Narrows- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-170030- Valdez Arm- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-170030- Passage Canal- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt early becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-170030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-170030- Barren Islands East- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft early building to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-170030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ732-170030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ734-170030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 31 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$ PKZ736-170030- Chiniak Bay- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ737-170030- Marmot Bay- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-170030- Shelikof Strait- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-170030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt early increasing to 20 kt. S of Anchor Point, E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming NW. Seas 4 ft. S of Anchor Point, seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ740-170030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-170030- Kachemak Bay- 307 AM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Outer Bay, SE wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Outer Bay, seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$