Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
299 FZAK51 PAFC 182325 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 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. PKZ197-191215- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves across the Gulf into Southeast Alaska for Thu afternoon. A second front extends across the Southern Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-191215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ711-191215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-191215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-191215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-191215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-191215- Resurrection Bay- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-191215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-191215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-191215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-191215- Port of Valdez- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-191215- Valdez Narrows- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-191215- Valdez Arm- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-191215- Passage Canal- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the evening. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier increasing to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier early. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-191215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-191215- Barren Islands East- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-191215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-191215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-191215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ736-191215- Chiniak Bay- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt during the evening. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-191215- Marmot Bay- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt during the evening. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-191215- Shelikof Strait- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-191215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 5 ft N of Anchor Point. .THU...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-191215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-191215- Kachemak Bay- 325 PM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt except W 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft except 8 ft in the outer bay. .THU...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft except 6 ft in the outer bay. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$