Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
495 FZAK51 PAFC 270025 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 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. PKZ197-271345- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Multiple fronts move into the Gulf starting Thu afternoon and continuing through Fri afternoon. A 1009 mb low arrives at 225 nm SE of Kodiak by Fri morning and moves to 35 nm S of Middleton Island by Fri afternoon at 1011 mb. $$ PKZ710-271345- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-271345- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-271345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ715-271345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-271345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-271345- Resurrection Bay- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-271345- Northwest Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-271345- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-271345- Southwest Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-271345- Port of Valdez- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-271345- Valdez Narrows- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-271345- Valdez Arm- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-271345- Passage Canal- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-271345- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-271345- Barren Islands East- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-271345- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-271345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt except S 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-271345- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-271345- Chiniak Bay- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-271345- Marmot Bay- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-271345- Shelikof Strait- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-271345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-271345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-271345- Kachemak Bay- 325 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$