Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
392 FZAK51 PAFC 071057 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 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. PKZ197-072315- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb North Pacific low moves to 220 nm southeast of Kodiak City Tue afternoon and then to 40 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 998 mb on Wed morning. The low tracks to Prince William Sound at 1009 mb by Wed afternoon. Its front lingers along the northeast Gulf coast from Tue night through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ710-072315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ711-072315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-072315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ715-072315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-072315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-072315- Resurrection Bay- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-072315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-072315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-072315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-072315- Port of Valdez- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-072315- Valdez Narrows- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-072315- Valdez Arm- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-072315- Passage Canal- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-072315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-072315- Barren Islands East- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-072315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-072315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ734-072315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ736-072315- Chiniak Bay- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-072315- Marmot Bay- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-072315- Shelikof Strait- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-072315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-072315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-072315- Kachemak Bay- 257 AM AKDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$