


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
716 FZAK51 PAFC 052304 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 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. PKZ197-061130- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure lingers in the Gulf through Tue. A 1004 mb low develops 100 nm S of Middleton Island Mon afternoon and moves to 80 nm SE of Yakutat at 1010 mb Tue morning. High pressure moves into the southern Gulf Mon night. $$ PKZ710-061130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-061130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-061130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-061130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-061130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-061130- Resurrection Bay- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-061130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-061130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-061130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming S 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-061130- Port of Valdez- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-061130- Valdez Narrows- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-061130- Valdez Arm- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE 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...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-061130- Passage Canal- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-061130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ731-061130- Barren Islands East- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-061130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-061130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-061130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-061130- Chiniak Bay- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-061130- Marmot Bay- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-061130- Shelikof Strait- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-061130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming S 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. S of Anchor Point, SW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft except 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon S of Anchor Point. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-061130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming S. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-061130- Kachemak Bay- 304 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming S 15 kt. In the outer bay, SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming S 25 kt. Seas 3 ft except 7 ft near the outer bay. Widespread rain showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft except 9 ft in the outer bay. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. In the outer bay, seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$