


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
760 FZAK51 PAFC 061144 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 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. PKZ197-070100- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low in southern Cook Inlet tracks to 65 nm SE of Cape Suckling at 1010 mb for Tue morning and dissipates by Tue afternoon. High pressure moves into the southern Gulf Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-070100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-070100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-070100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ715-070100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-070100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-070100- Resurrection Bay- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 kt early. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-070100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-070100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-070100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-070100- Port of Valdez- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-070100- Valdez Narrows- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-070100- Valdez Arm- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-070100- Passage Canal- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-070100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-070100- Barren Islands East- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-070100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-070100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-070100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-070100- Chiniak Bay- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-070100- Marmot Bay- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-070100- Shelikof Strait- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-070100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-070100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-070100- Kachemak Bay- 344 AM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt except W 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft except 10 ft in the outer bay. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. In the outer bay, W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$