Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
987 FZAK51 PAFC 222344 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 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. PKZ197-231200- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 mb low 350 nm S of Middleton Island moves south into the northern Pacific by Sat afternoon. A ridge of high pressure builds into the Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-231200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ711-231200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ712-231200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ715-231200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-231200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ714-231200- Resurrection Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-231200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-231200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-231200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-231200- Port of Valdez- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-231200- Valdez Narrows- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-231200- Valdez Arm- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-231200- Passage Canal- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-231200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-231200- Barren Islands East- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-231200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-231200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ734-231200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ736-231200- Chiniak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-231200- Marmot Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-231200- Shelikof Strait- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-231200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-231200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-231200- Kachemak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$