Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
811 FZAK51 PAFC 130022 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 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. PKZ197-131330- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure sits over the northern Gulf through Thu afternoon. A front moves into the Southwestern Gulf by Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-131330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-131330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-131330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-131330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-131330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-131330- Resurrection Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...North wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-131330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-131330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-131330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-131330- Port of Valdez- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-131330- Valdez Narrows- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-131330- Valdez Arm- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-131330- Passage Canal- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-131330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-131330- Barren Islands East- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-131330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-131330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-131330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-131330- Chiniak Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ737-131330- Marmot Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...NW wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-131330- Shelikof Strait- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-131330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-131330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-131330- Kachemak Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$