Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
912 FZAK52 PAFC 171148 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 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. PKZ199-180045- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 mb low 115 nm S of Shemya moves to 110 nm W of Adak at 984 mb Mon afternoon before dissipating Mon night. A 962 mb low 50 nm SW of Mekoryuk moves 45 nm NW of Mekoryuk at 965 mb by Mon afternoon before moving near the Bering Strait. A 969 mb Sea of Okhotsk low sends a front to the Western Bering and Western Aleutians by Tue morning. A 970 mb low develops along this front 170 nm NW of Shemya, along with a secondary 971 mb low 50 nm NE of Shemya Tue morning. $$ PKZ750-180045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ751-180045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ752-180045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ753-180045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ754-180045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ755-180045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ756-180045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ757-180045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ758-180045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ759-180045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ770-180045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ772-180045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ771-180045- Unalaska Bay- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ773-180045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ774-180045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ775-180045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ776-180045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ777-180045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ778-180045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ780-180045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ781-180045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ782-180045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ783-180045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ784-180045- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ785-180045- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ786-180045- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ787-180045- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ766-180045- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ760-180045- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ761-180045- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ762-180045- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ763-180045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ764-180045- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ765-180045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ767-180045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 248 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$