Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
206 FZAK51 PAFC 031148 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 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. PKZ197-040015- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure remains in place across the central Gulf though Fri morning. A front moves over the western Gulf Wed afternoon through Thu night. $$ PKZ710-040015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-040015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-040015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-040015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-040015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-040015- Resurrection Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-040015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-040015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-040015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-040015- Port of Valdez- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-040015- Valdez Narrows- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-040015- Valdez Arm- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-040015- Passage Canal- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-040015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-040015- Barren Islands East- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-040015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-040015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-040015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-040015- Chiniak Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-040015- Marmot Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-040015- Shelikof Strait- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-040015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-040015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-040015- Kachemak Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$