Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
691 FZAK52 PAFC 161248 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. 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. PKZ199-170215- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 mb low 180 nm NE of Shemya moves to 70 nm N of Adak at 982 mb Mon afternoon. This low dissipates Tue morning. A 965 mb low 40 nm SE of Unalaska moves to 110 nm NW of Nunivak Island at 973 mb Tue morning. A 969 mb Sea of Okhotsk low sends a front to the western Bering and Western Aleutians by Tue morning. A 973 mb low develops along this front 180 nm W of Shemya Tue morning. $$ PKZ750-170215- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ751-170215- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 33 ft. $$ PKZ752-170215- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ753-170215- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$ PKZ754-170215- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt through bays and passes in the morning. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ755-170215- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ756-170215- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ757-170215- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ758-170215- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ759-170215- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ770-170215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ772-170215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ771-170215- Unalaska Bay- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-170215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ774-170215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ775-170215- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ776-170215- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ777-170215- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ778-170215- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ780-170215- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ781-170215- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ782-170215- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ783-170215- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ784-170215- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ785-170215- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ786-170215- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ787-170215- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ766-170215- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ760-170215- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ761-170215- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ762-170215- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ763-170215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ764-170215- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ765-170215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ767-170215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 348 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$