Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
130 FZAK51 PAFC 312355 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 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. PKZ197-011300- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A near stationary high pressure builds over the Gulf and slowly begins to transition eastward early Tue as a front moves into the western Gulf. $$ PKZ710-011300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-011300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-011300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-011300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-011300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-011300- Resurrection Bay- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-011300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-011300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-011300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-011300- Port of Valdez- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-011300- Valdez Narrows- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-011300- Valdez Arm- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-011300- Passage Canal- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-011300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-011300- Barren Islands East- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-011300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-011300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-011300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-011300- Chiniak Bay- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-011300- Marmot Bay- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-011300- Shelikof Strait- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-011300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-011300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-011300- Kachemak Bay- 355 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$