Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
320 FZAK52 PAFC 021149 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 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. PKZ199-030045- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 mb low 35 nm N of Unalaska moves to 115 nm S of Nikolski at 980 mb Wed morning and then to 135 nm SW of False Pass at 996 mb Thu morning. Its front moves across the Eastern Aleutians and eastern Bering through Wed. A separate front moves into the western Bering Wed night. $$ PKZ750-030045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-030045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ752-030045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ753-030045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-030045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ755-030045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-030045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ757-030045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ758-030045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ759-030045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ770-030045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ772-030045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ771-030045- Unalaska Bay- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ773-030045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ774-030045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ775-030045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ776-030045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ777-030045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ778-030045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ780-030045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ781-030045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-030045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ783-030045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ784-030045- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ785-030045- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ786-030045- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ787-030045- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ766-030045- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ760-030045- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ761-030045- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-030045- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-030045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ764-030045- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ765-030045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ767-030045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$