Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
615 FZAK51 PAFC 112214 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 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. PKZ197-121115- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southwestern Gulf of Alaska early Mon morning and lifts to the north Gulf Coast mid-morning Mon. This front pushes inland of Southcentral Alaska through Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-121115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-121115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-121115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-121115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-121115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-121115- Resurrection Bay- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-121115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-121115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-121115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-121115- Port of Valdez- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-121115- Valdez Narrows- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-121115- Valdez Arm- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-121115- Passage Canal- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-121115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-121115- Barren Islands East- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-121115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-121115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-121115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-121115- Chiniak Bay- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-121115- Marmot Bay- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-121115- Shelikof Strait- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-121115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-121115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-121115- Kachemak Bay- 214 PM AKDT Sun May 11 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$