Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
596 FZAK51 PAFC 151236 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 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. PKZ197-160315- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure builds into the Gulf through Wed afternoon. A North Pacific 1019 mb low forms 325 nm SSE of Sand Point Tue morning, and then moves to 115 nm ENE of Sand Point by Wed afternoon at 1012 mb. $$ PKZ710-160315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-160315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-160315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-160315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-160315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-160315- Resurrection Bay- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-160315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-160315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-160315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-160315- Port of Valdez- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-160315- Valdez Narrows- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-160315- Valdez Arm- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-160315- Passage Canal- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-160315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-160315- Barren Islands East- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-160315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-160315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-160315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-160315- Chiniak Bay- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-160315- Marmot Bay- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-160315- Shelikof Strait- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ742-160315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-160315- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-160315- Kachemak Bay- 436 AM AKDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$