Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
869 FZAK51 PAFC 020043 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 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. PKZ197-021315- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves northeastward across the Gulf through Tuesday. A 1006 mb low develops over Middleton Island Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ710-021315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-021315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-021315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-021315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-021315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-021315- Resurrection Bay- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt early becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-021315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-021315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-021315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-021315- Port of Valdez- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-021315- Valdez Narrows- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-021315- Valdez Arm- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-021315- Passage Canal- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-021315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-021315- Barren Islands East- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-021315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-021315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-021315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-021315- Chiniak Bay- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-021315- Marmot Bay- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-021315- Shelikof Strait- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt in the morning becoming S 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-021315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-021315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-021315- Kachemak Bay- 343 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$