Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
372 FZAK51 PAFC 162242 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 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. PKZ197-171130- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 mb low near Port Heiden moves into Southwest Alaska by Wed afternoon. Its front lingers along the Western Gulf through Thu morning. A North Pacific low moves to 50 nm SE of Chignik at 1005 mb by Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-171130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-171130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-171130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ715-171130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-171130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ714-171130- Resurrection Bay- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-171130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-171130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-171130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-171130- Port of Valdez- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-171130- Valdez Narrows- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-171130- Valdez Arm- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-171130- Passage Canal- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-171130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-171130- Barren Islands East- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-171130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-171130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-171130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-171130- Chiniak Bay- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-171130- Marmot Bay- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-171130- Shelikof Strait- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-171130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-171130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-171130- Kachemak Bay- 242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. In the outer bay, S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$