Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
078 FZAK51 PAFC 101212 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 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. PKZ197-110115- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 mb low 60 nm S of Yakutat Sun morning moves inland by Sun afternoon. A 1014 mb North Pacific low 200 nm S of Kodiak City Mon morning lifts to 30 nm S of Yakutat at 1015 then continues inland Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ710-110115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-110115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-110115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-110115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-110115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-110115- Resurrection Bay- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-110115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-110115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-110115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-110115- Port of Valdez- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-110115- Valdez Narrows- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-110115- Valdez Arm- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-110115- Passage Canal- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-110115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-110115- Barren Islands East- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-110115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-110115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-110115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-110115- Chiniak Bay- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-110115- Marmot Bay- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-110115- Shelikof Strait- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-110115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-110115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-110115- Kachemak Bay- 412 AM AKDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$