Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
965 FZAK52 PAFC 172244 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 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. PKZ199-181115- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 mb low 30 nm north of Nikolski moves to 90 nm southeast of Unalaska at 1010 mb Sat morning and dissipates. Several weak surface lows develop across the Bering today through Sat night. A front reaches the western Bering by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ750-181115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ751-181115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ752-181115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ753-181115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ754-181115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ755-181115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ756-181115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ757-181115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ758-181115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ759-181115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ770-181115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ772-181115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ771-181115- Unalaska Bay- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ773-181115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ774-181115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ775-181115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ776-181115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ777-181115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ778-181115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ780-181115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-181115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ782-181115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ783-181115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ784-181115- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ785-181115- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ786-181115- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ787-181115- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ766-181115- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ760-181115- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ761-181115- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ762-181115- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ763-181115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ764-181115- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ765-181115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ767-181115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 244 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$