Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
476 FZAK51 PAFC 111132 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 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. PKZ197-120045- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves into the northern Gulf Sat afternoon. A 1013 mb low forms Sun afternoon 25 nm NW of Middleton Island, remains nearly stationary, and dissipates Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-120045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ711-120045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ712-120045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ715-120045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ716-120045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ714-120045- Resurrection Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-120045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-120045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-120045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-120045- Port of Valdez- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-120045- Valdez Narrows- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-120045- Valdez Arm- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-120045- Passage Canal- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-120045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-120045- Barren Islands East- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-120045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ732-120045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ734-120045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ736-120045- Chiniak Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-120045- Marmot Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-120045- Shelikof Strait- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-120045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-120045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-120045- Kachemak Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$