Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
883 FZAK51 PAFC 150040 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 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. PKZ197-151330- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low 60 nm South of Castle Cape moves to 140 nm South of Cape Cleare at 1007 mb for Midday Wed and dissipates Wed afternoon. A 1007 mb North Pacific low enters the Southeast Gulf and moves to Yakutat Bay at 1025 mb for Thu afternoon. Its front extends across the Northern Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ710-151330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ711-151330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ712-151330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ715-151330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ716-151330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-151330- Resurrection Bay- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N wind 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-151330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. and rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-151330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ726-151330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-151330- Port of Valdez- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-151330- Valdez Narrows- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-151330- Valdez Arm- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-151330- Passage Canal- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-151330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt early becoming NE 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-151330- Barren Islands East- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-151330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ732-151330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-151330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-151330- Chiniak Bay- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-151330- Marmot Bay- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-151330- Shelikof Strait- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-151330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-151330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-151330- Kachemak Bay- 340 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$