Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
671 FZAK51 PAFC 092306 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 306 PM 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. PKZ197-101215- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low over Northern Kodiak Island moves to 50 nm SW of Middleton Island as a 983 mb by Tue morning. Its front sweeps across the northern Gulf before dissipating Mon morning. A second 989 mb low forms 150 nm S of Yakutat Mon morning. The two lows meet and merge 50 nm S of Middleton Island by Tue morning, becoming a 987 mb low. $$ PKZ710-101215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-101215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-101215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ715-101215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-101215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-101215- Resurrection Bay- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. 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...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-101215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-101215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-101215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-101215- Port of Valdez- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-101215- Valdez Narrows- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-101215- Valdez Arm- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-101215- Passage Canal- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow with rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-101215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-101215- Barren Islands East- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-101215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-101215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-101215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-101215- Chiniak Bay- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-101215- Marmot Bay- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-101215- Shelikof Strait- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-101215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-101215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-101215- Kachemak Bay- 306 PM AKDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$