Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
959 FZAK52 PAFC 041238 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 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. PKZ199-050130- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 mb low 330 nm SW of Saint Paul moves to 450 nm NW of Saint Paul at 984 mb by Thu morning and continues to 100 nm NE of Atka at 993 mb by Fri morning. Its front moves S toward the Aleutians through Fri morning. $$ PKZ750-050130- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-050130- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ752-050130- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ753-050130- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ754-050130- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ755-050130- Cape Tolstoi to Unalga Pass from 15 to 100 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ756-050130- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ757-050130- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ758-050130- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ759-050130- Nelson Lagoon to Unalga Pass 15 to 70 nm- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ768-050130- Unimak Pass- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ770-050130- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ772-050130- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ771-050130- Unalaska Bay- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ773-050130- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ774-050130- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ775-050130- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ776-050130- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ777-050130- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ778-050130- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ780-050130- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-050130- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ782-050130- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ783-050130- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ784-050130- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ785-050130- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ786-050130- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ787-050130- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ766-050130- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ760-050130- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ761-050130- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ762-050130- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ763-050130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ764-050130- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ765-050130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ767-050130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 338 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$