Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
225 FZAK51 PAFC 130438 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 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. PKZ197-131715- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 140 nm S of Sand Point Sun afternoon tracks to near Egegik for Mon morning and moves inland over Southcentral Alaska by Mon afternoon. A 1011 mb low forms 70 nm S of Seward Sun afternoon and is absorbed into the former low by Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-131715- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ711-131715- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ712-131715- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ715-131715- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ716-131715- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ714-131715- Resurrection Bay- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-131715- Northwest Prince William Sound- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-131715- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-131715- Southwest Prince William Sound- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-131715- Port of Valdez- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-131715- Valdez Narrows- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-131715- Valdez Arm- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-131715- Passage Canal- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-131715- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-131715- Barren Islands East- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-131715- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-131715- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-131715- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ736-131715- Chiniak Bay- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-131715- Marmot Bay- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-131715- Shelikof Strait- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-131715- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-131715- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-131715- Kachemak Bay- 838 PM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$