Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
516 FZAK52 PAFC 032333 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 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. PKZ199-041230- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb low roughly 290 nm W of Saint Paul moves to 200 nm W of Saint Matthew Island at 972 mb Sat afternoon. The low then moves to 50 nm SW of Saint Matthew Island at 986 mb by Sun afternoon. A N Pacific trough lifts across the Alaska Peninsula into interior Bristol Bay Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ750-041230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-041230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ752-041230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ753-041230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ754-041230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ755-041230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ756-041230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ757-041230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ758-041230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ759-041230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ770-041230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ772-041230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ771-041230- Unalaska Bay- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-041230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ774-041230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ775-041230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ776-041230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ777-041230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ778-041230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ780-041230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ781-041230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ782-041230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ783-041230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ784-041230- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ785-041230- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ786-041230- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ787-041230- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ766-041230- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ760-041230- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ761-041230- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-041230- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ763-041230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ764-041230- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. .SAT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ765-041230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ767-041230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$