Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
161 FZAK51 PAFC 031201 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 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. PKZ197-040030- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 mb low 100 nm S of Sitkinak remains nearly stationary and weakens through Fri afternoon. Its front lingers across the western Gulf through Thu night. $$ PKZ710-040030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-040030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-040030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-040030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-040030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-040030- Resurrection Bay- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-040030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-040030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-040030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-040030- Port of Valdez- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-040030- Valdez Narrows- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-040030- Valdez Arm- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-040030- Passage Canal- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-040030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-040030- Barren Islands East- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-040030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-040030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ734-040030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ736-040030- Chiniak Bay- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-040030- Marmot Bay- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-040030- Shelikof Strait- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-040030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-040030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-040030- Kachemak Bay- 401 AM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$