Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
647 FZAK51 PAFC 012338 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 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. PKZ197-021245- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb North Pacific low moves to 225 nm S of Kodiak City by Fri afternoon then to 60 nm S of Kodiak City by Sat afternoon. Its front enters the Southwestern Gulf Fri morning and moves to the northern Gulf Coast by Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-021245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-021245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-021245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-021245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-021245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-021245- Resurrection Bay- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-021245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-021245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-021245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-021245- Port of Valdez- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 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 THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-021245- Valdez Narrows- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-021245- Valdez Arm- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-021245- Passage Canal- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-021245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-021245- Barren Islands East- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-021245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-021245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-021245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-021245- Chiniak Bay- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-021245- Marmot Bay- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-021245- Shelikof Strait- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-021245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-021245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-021245- Kachemak Bay- 338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$