Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
362 FZAK52 PAFC 101223 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 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. PKZ199-110115- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong high pressure system in the central Bering Sea shifts into the eastern Bering Sea through Thu afternoon. A front persists in the western Bering Sea through Fri morning. $$ PKZ750-110115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes before midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ751-110115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ752-110115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes before midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ753-110115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ754-110115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ755-110115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ756-110115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ757-110115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ758-110115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ759-110115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ770-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ772-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ771-110115- Unalaska Bay- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ773-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ774-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ775-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ776-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ777-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ778-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-110115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-110115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-110115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ783-110115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ784-110115- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ785-110115- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ786-110115- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ787-110115- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ766-110115- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ760-110115- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ761-110115- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ762-110115- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray W of Cape Constantine. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-110115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .THU...E wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. $$ PKZ764-110115- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ765-110115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ767-110115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 15 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$