Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
907 FZAK51 PAFC 151639 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 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. PKZ197-160515- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 mb 220 nm S of Middleton Island moves to 200 nm S of Port Alexander at 998 mb Sun morning and then dissipates. Weak low pressure lingers across the northern Gulf through Sun morning. High pressure moves into the southern Gulf tonight. A separate front moves into the southwestern Gulf Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-160515- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-160515- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-160515- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ715-160515- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-160515- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-160515- Resurrection Bay- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-160515- Northwest Prince William Sound- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-160515- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-160515- Southwest Prince William Sound- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-160515- Port of Valdez- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-160515- Valdez Narrows- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-160515- Valdez Arm- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-160515- Passage Canal- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-160515- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-160515- Barren Islands East- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-160515- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ732-160515- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ734-160515- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ736-160515- Chiniak Bay- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ737-160515- Marmot Bay- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ738-160515- Shelikof Strait- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ742-160515- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-160515- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-160515- Kachemak Bay- 739 AM AKST Sat Nov 15 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except W 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$