Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
720 FZAK51 PAFC 052359 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 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. PKZ197-061245- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 mb low 90 nm SE of Seward and a 992 mb low 270 nm SE of Kodiak City combine 150 nm E of Kodiak City mid-Sat morning forming a 974 mb low. This low moves to 180 nm SE of Kodiak City at 976 mb Sun afternoon. A series of fronts lift across the Gulf to the northern Gulf Coast through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-061245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper Delta after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of the Copper Delta. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt our of the Copper Delta. Seas 13 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-061245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-061245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-061245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-061245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-061245- Resurrection Bay- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ724-061245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ725-061245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ726-061245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ720-061245- Port of Valdez- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ721-061245- Valdez Narrows- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ722-061245- Valdez Arm- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ723-061245- Passage Canal- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ730-061245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ731-061245- Barren Islands East- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and blowing snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-061245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-061245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except NW 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-061245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-061245- Chiniak Bay- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ737-061245- Marmot Bay- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-061245- Shelikof Strait- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. and blowing snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ742-061245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ740-061245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ741-061245- Kachemak Bay- 259 PM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$