Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
929 FZAK51 PAFC 022331 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 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. PKZ197-031300- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure remains in place across the central Gulf though Thu. A low tracking through the eastern Bering Sea will tighten the pressure gradient in the western Gulf Wed through early Thu. $$ PKZ710-031300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-031300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-031300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-031300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-031300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-031300- Resurrection Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-031300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-031300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-031300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-031300- Port of Valdez- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-031300- Valdez Narrows- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-031300- Valdez Arm- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-031300- Passage Canal- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-031300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-031300- Barren Islands East- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-031300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-031300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-031300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-031300- Chiniak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-031300- Marmot Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-031300- Shelikof Strait- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-031300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-031300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-031300- Kachemak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$