Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
700 FZAK51 PAFC 111156 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-120115- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula redevelops in the Gulf 50 nm SE of Seward at 998 mb this evening. This low stays nearly stationary and dissipates Mon morning as its front lingers across the north Gulf Coast. A 996 mb North Pacific low straddles the Aleutian Chain and moves to 60 nm SE of Sitkinak Island at 999 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-120115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 15 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-120115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-120115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-120115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-120115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-120115- Resurrection Bay- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-120115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-120115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-120115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-120115- Port of Valdez- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-120115- Valdez Narrows- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-120115- Valdez Arm- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-120115- Passage Canal- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-120115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt early, diminishing to 15 kt during the morning. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft by late morning. Rain. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-120115- Barren Islands East- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-120115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-120115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-120115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-120115- Chiniak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-120115- Marmot Bay- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-120115- Shelikof Strait- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt overnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-120115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-120115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-120115- Kachemak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$