Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
719 FZAK51 PAFC 200016 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 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. PKZ197-201300- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 350 nm S of Cape Suckling opens into a trough Thu morning. Its front along the north Gulf coast will persist through the night and then move inland Thu afternoon. A 958 mb low 20 nm W of Karluk Thu morning moves over the Kenai Peninsula Thu night. $$ PKZ710-201300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-201300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-201300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-201300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-201300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-201300- Resurrection Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-201300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-201300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-201300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-201300- Port of Valdez- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-201300- Valdez Narrows- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-201300- Valdez Arm- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-201300- Passage Canal- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-201300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-201300- Barren Islands East- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-201300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-201300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-201300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 19 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-201300- Chiniak Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-201300- Marmot Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-201300- Shelikof Strait- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-201300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-201300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-201300- Kachemak Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$