Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
847 FZAK52 PAFC 110008 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 PM 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. PKZ199-111300- 308 PM 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 afternoon. $$ PKZ750-111300- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-111300- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .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...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ752-111300- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ753-111300- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .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...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ754-111300- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ755-111300- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .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 AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ756-111300- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ757-111300- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ758-111300- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ759-111300- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .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...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ770-111300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ772-111300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .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...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ771-111300- Unalaska Bay- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ773-111300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .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...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ774-111300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ775-111300- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ776-111300- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ777-111300- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .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 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ778-111300- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ780-111300- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .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...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ781-111300- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ782-111300- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ783-111300- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ784-111300- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ785-111300- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ786-111300- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ787-111300- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ766-111300- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .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...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ760-111300- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ761-111300- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ762-111300- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-111300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .THU...E wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. .MON...N wind 40 kt. $$ PKZ764-111300- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ765-111300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. .THU...S wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-111300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$