Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
809 FZAK51 PAFC 091154 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 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. PKZ197-100100- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 mb low 60 nm W of Akhiok moves to 50 nm S of Homer at 987 mb by Mon morning. Its front sweeps across the northern Gulf before dissipating Mon morning. A second low forms 120 nm S of Yakutat at 988 mb. The two lows meet and merge 50 nm S of Middleton Island by Tue morning, becoming a 988 mb low. $$ PKZ710-100100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-100100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain with snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-100100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-100100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-100100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-100100- Resurrection Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-100100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt early increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-100100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt early increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-100100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-100100- Port of Valdez- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .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 THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-100100- Valdez Narrows- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-100100- Valdez Arm- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-100100- Passage Canal- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow with rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-100100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-100100- Barren Islands East- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-100100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-100100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-100100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-100100- Chiniak Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-100100- Marmot Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-100100- Shelikof Strait- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-100100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-100100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-100100- Kachemak Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$