Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
980 FZAK51 PAFC 042353 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 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. PKZ197-051315- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the western Gulf of Alaska pushes to the central Gulf Fri afternoon and dissipates Sat morning. High pressure builds across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-051315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-051315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-051315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-051315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-051315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-051315- Resurrection Bay- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-051315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-051315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-051315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-051315- Port of Valdez- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-051315- Valdez Narrows- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-051315- Valdez Arm- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-051315- Passage Canal- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-051315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-051315- Barren Islands East- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-051315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-051315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-051315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-051315- Chiniak Bay- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-051315- Marmot Bay- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-051315- Shelikof Strait- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-051315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-051315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-051315- Kachemak Bay- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$