Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
567 FZAK51 PAFC 171152 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 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. PKZ197-180015- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low 500 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves to 150 nm southwest of Hydaburg Thu morning as a ridge builds into the Gulf. $$ PKZ710-180015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-180015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-180015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-180015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-180015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-180015- Resurrection Bay- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-180015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-180015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-180015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-180015- Port of Valdez- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-180015- Valdez Narrows- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-180015- Valdez Arm- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-180015- Passage Canal- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-180015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-180015- Barren Islands East- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-180015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-180015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-180015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-180015- Chiniak Bay- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-180015- Marmot Bay- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-180015- Shelikof Strait- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-180015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-180015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-180015- Kachemak Bay- 352 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$