Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
703 FZAK52 PAFC 231305 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 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. PKZ199-240230- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb North Pacific low 180 nm south of Adak lifts across St. Paul at 987 mb by Thu afternoon, then across the Seward Peninsula by Fri morning at 984 mb. $$ PKZ750-240230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ751-240230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ752-240230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ753-240230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-240230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 60 kt before midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ755-240230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-240230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ757-240230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ758-240230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ759-240230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ770-240230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt in the evening becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. From Unalaska E, 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt before midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ772-240230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ771-240230- Unalaska Bay- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 55 kt before midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-240230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt W of Unalaska. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ774-240230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 34 ft subsiding to 28 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ775-240230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ776-240230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft building to 29 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 19 ft after midnight. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ777-240230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft building to 34 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 32 ft subsiding to 23 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ778-240230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 60 kt. Seas 37 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 35 ft subsiding to 24 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-240230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt becoming NW 40 kt E of Atka in the afternoon. NE wind 30 kt beocming NW 40 kt W of Atka. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ781-240230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ782-240230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt becoming NW 40 kt E of Atka in the afternoon. NE wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt W of Atka in the afternoon. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ783-240230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 33 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft after midnight. .FRI...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ784-240230- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ785-240230- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ786-240230- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ787-240230- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ766-240230- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ760-240230- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt before midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ761-240230- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ762-240230- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt before midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ763-240230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ764-240230- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ765-240230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ767-240230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 405 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$