Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
741 FZAK51 PAFC 051231 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 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. PKZ197-060100- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 mb low 345 nm S of Middleton Island moves to 135 nm S of Yakutat at 970 mb by Fri morning. The low continues to 70 nm W of Middleton Island at 980 mb by Sat morning. Its front moves into the N Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-060100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ711-060100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ712-060100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ715-060100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ716-060100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ714-060100- Resurrection Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-060100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-060100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-060100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-060100- Port of Valdez- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-060100- Valdez Narrows- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-060100- Valdez Arm- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-060100- Passage Canal- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-060100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-060100- Barren Islands East- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-060100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ732-060100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-060100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-060100- Chiniak Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-060100- Marmot Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-060100- Shelikof Strait- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-060100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ740-060100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ741-060100- Kachemak Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$