Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
876 FZAK51 PAFC 071203 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 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. PKZ197-080045- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 mb low 90 nm SW of Yakutat moves to 110 nm SE of Yakutat at 1017 mb Tue afternoon and dissipates. High pressure builds into the Gulf through Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-080045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-080045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-080045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-080045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-080045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-080045- Resurrection Bay- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-080045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-080045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-080045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-080045- Port of Valdez- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 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. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-080045- Valdez Narrows- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-080045- Valdez Arm- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-080045- Passage Canal- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-080045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-080045- Barren Islands East- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-080045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-080045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-080045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-080045- Chiniak Bay- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-080045- Marmot Bay- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-080045- Shelikof Strait- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-080045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-080045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-080045- Kachemak Bay- 403 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except S 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt except S 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$