Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
498 FZAK51 PAFC 101209 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 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. PKZ197-110100- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southwestern Gulf Fri and lifts to the north Gulf Coast Sat, then dissipates Sat night. A 996 mb low develops 70 nm S of Kodiak City mid-day Sat. This low moves to 70 nm SW of Cordova at 997 mb Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-110100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-110100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-110100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-110100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-110100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-110100- Resurrection Bay- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-110100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-110100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-110100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-110100- Port of Valdez- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-110100- Valdez Narrows- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-110100- Valdez Arm- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-110100- Passage Canal- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-110100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-110100- Barren Islands East- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-110100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-110100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-110100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-110100- Chiniak Bay- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-110100- Marmot Bay- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-110100- Shelikof Strait- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-110100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-110100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-110100- Kachemak Bay- 409 AM AKDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$