Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
406 FZAK51 PAFC 100041 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 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. PKZ197-101400- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 mb triple point low roughly 350 nm S of Kodiak moves to 200 nm S of Middleton Island at 979 mb Mon morning. It then moves to 100 nm E of Middleton Island at 990 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-101400- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-101400- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-101400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-101400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-101400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-101400- Resurrection Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-101400- Northwest Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-101400- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-101400- Southwest Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-101400- Port of Valdez- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Valdez. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-101400- Valdez Narrows- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-101400- Valdez Arm- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-101400- Passage Canal- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-101400- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-101400- Barren Islands East- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-101400- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-101400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-101400- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ736-101400- Chiniak Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-101400- Marmot Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-101400- Shelikof Strait- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-101400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-101400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-101400- Kachemak Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$