Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
975 FZAK51 PAFC 292354 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 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. PKZ197-301245- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A weak surface trough lingers across the northern Gulf this afternoon through Sat afternoon. High pressure builds across the southern Gulf through Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-301245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-301245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-301245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-301245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-301245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-301245- Resurrection Bay- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt early becoming N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 kt in the morning. 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...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-301245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-301245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. 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 TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-301245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-301245- Port of Valdez- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-301245- Valdez Narrows- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-301245- Valdez Arm- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-301245- Passage Canal- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-301245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ731-301245- Barren Islands East- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-301245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-301245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-301245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-301245- Chiniak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-301245- Marmot Bay- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-301245- Shelikof Strait- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-301245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-301245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-301245- Kachemak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$