Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
890 FZAK51 PAFC 061542 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 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. PKZ197-070415- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 mb low about 28 nm south of Middleton Island will move southwest to 173 nm SE of Kodiak by Sunday morning. The low will broaden as it weakens slightly, then remain nearly stationary over the central Gulf until Monday afternoon. As the low sits over the central Gulf, a series of fronts will move west across the northern Gulf. $$ PKZ710-070415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-070415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-070415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-070415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-070415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-070415- Resurrection Bay- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .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. $$ PKZ724-070415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-070415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-070415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ720-070415- Port of Valdez- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt with gusts to 40 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ721-070415- Valdez Narrows- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-070415- Valdez Arm- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ723-070415- Passage Canal- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-070415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-070415- Barren Islands East- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-070415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-070415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-070415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...N wind 30 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-070415- Chiniak Bay- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-070415- Marmot Bay- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-070415- Shelikof Strait- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-070415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-070415- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-070415- Kachemak Bay- 642 AM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except NE 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt except NE 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$