Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
879 FZAK51 PAFC 281252 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 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. PKZ197-290130- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 mb low 100 nm S of Kodiak City tracks to 75 nm SE of Montague Island at 1018 mb for Sat morning then lifts into Southcentral Alaska and dissipates by Sat afternoon. A front enters the southwestern Gulf of Alaska Sat morning and lifts to the central Gulf by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-290130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ711-290130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-290130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ715-290130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-290130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-290130- Resurrection Bay- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-290130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-290130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-290130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-290130- Port of Valdez- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-290130- Valdez Narrows- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-290130- Valdez Arm- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-290130- Passage Canal- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-290130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-290130- Barren Islands East- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-290130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-290130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-290130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-290130- Chiniak Bay- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-290130- Marmot Bay- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-290130- Shelikof Strait- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-290130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-290130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-290130- Kachemak Bay- 352 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$