Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
395 FZAK51 PAFC 151240 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 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. PKZ197-160145- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 mb low 165 nm SW of Sitka moves to 150 nm W of Sitka at 971 mb Tue morning. The low then remains quasi-stationary and weakens through Wed. $$ PKZ710-160145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing dust. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-160145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-160145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing dust. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-160145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-160145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-160145- Resurrection Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-160145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-160145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-160145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-160145- Port of Valdez- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-160145- Valdez Narrows- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-160145- Valdez Arm- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-160145- Passage Canal- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-160145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-160145- Barren Islands East- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-160145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-160145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-160145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-160145- Chiniak Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-160145- Marmot Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-160145- Shelikof Strait- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-160145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-160145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-160145- Kachemak Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. In the outer bay, NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$