Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
605 FZAK51 PAFC 150051 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 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. PKZ197-151415- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough of low pressure moves across the Alaska Peninsula late Thursday, developing a 984 mb low 55 nm southwest of Seldovia Friday morning. The low slowly moves to 20 nm northwest of Middleton Island by Saturday afternoon. $$ PKZ710-151415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-151415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-151415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-151415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-151415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-151415- Resurrection Bay- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-151415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-151415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-151415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-151415- Port of Valdez- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-151415- Valdez Narrows- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-151415- Valdez Arm- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-151415- Passage Canal- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-151415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-151415- Barren Islands East- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-151415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-151415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-151415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-151415- Chiniak Bay- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-151415- Marmot Bay- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-151415- Shelikof Strait- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-151415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-151415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-151415- Kachemak Bay- 351 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$