Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
692 FZAK51 PAFC 161143 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 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. PKZ197-170015- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 mb low 120 nm SW of Yakutat moves to 50 nm S of Montague Island at 1008 mb Sat afternoon before dissipating Sun morning. A N Pacific low sends a front into the southern Gulf of Alaska Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-170015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-170015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-170015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-170015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-170015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-170015- Resurrection Bay- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-170015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-170015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-170015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-170015- Port of Valdez- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-170015- Valdez Narrows- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-170015- Valdez Arm- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-170015- Passage Canal- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-170015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-170015- Barren Islands East- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-170015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-170015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-170015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-170015- Chiniak Bay- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-170015- Marmot Bay- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-170015- Shelikof Strait- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-170015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-170015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-170015- Kachemak Bay- 343 AM AKDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$