Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
316 FZAK51 PAFC 041005 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 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. PKZ197-042230- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure persists over the Gulf of Alaska through Fri afternoon. A series of weak troughs, from a North Pacific low, will pass over the southern Gulf of Alaska through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-042230- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-042230- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-042230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-042230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-042230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-042230- Resurrection Bay- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-042230- Northwest Prince William Sound- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-042230- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-042230- Southwest Prince William Sound- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-042230- Port of Valdez- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-042230- Valdez Narrows- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the morning becoming SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-042230- Valdez Arm- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-042230- Passage Canal- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-042230- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-042230- Barren Islands East- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-042230- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-042230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-042230- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-042230- Chiniak Bay- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-042230- Marmot Bay- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-042230- Shelikof Strait- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-042230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-042230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-042230- Kachemak Bay- 205 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$