Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
720 FZAK52 PAFC 151208 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 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. PKZ199-160045- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 mb low 260 nm S of Dutch Harbor moves to 125 nm S of Cold Bay at 995 mb Sat afternoon. It moves across the eastern Bering before moving onshore near Kuskokwim Bay at 989 mb early Mon morning. $$ PKZ750-160045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ751-160045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ752-160045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ753-160045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ754-160045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ755-160045- Cape Tolstoi to Unalga Pass from 15 to 100 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ756-160045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ757-160045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ758-160045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ759-160045- Nelson Lagoon to Unalga Pass 15 to 70 nm- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ768-160045- Unimak Pass- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ770-160045- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ772-160045- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ771-160045- Unalaska Bay- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-160045- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ774-160045- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ775-160045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ776-160045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ777-160045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ778-160045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ780-160045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ781-160045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ782-160045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ783-160045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ784-160045- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ785-160045- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ786-160045- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ787-160045- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ766-160045- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ760-160045- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ761-160045- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ762-160045- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ763-160045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ764-160045- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ765-160045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ767-160045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 408 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$