Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
841 FZAK51 PAFC 012306 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 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. PKZ197-021130- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front pushes across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. High pressure builds into the Gulf on Fri. $$ PKZ710-021130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-021130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-021130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-021130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-021130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-021130- Resurrection Bay- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt tonight with gusts to 35 kt near Caines Head possible. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt early in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt...then becoming N 20 kt by noon. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-021130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-021130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-021130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-021130- Port of Valdez- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-021130- Valdez Narrows- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S wind 20 kt after midnight.Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-021130- Valdez Arm- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming S 20 kt. Near Bligh Reef, SE wind 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt early near Bligh Reef. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-021130- Passage Canal- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt early increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier early increasing to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-021130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-021130- Barren Islands East- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-021130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-021130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-021130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-021130- Chiniak Bay- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-021130- Marmot Bay- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-021130- Shelikof Strait- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-021130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-021130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-021130- Kachemak Bay- 306 PM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$