Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
099 FZAK51 PAFC 171153 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 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. PKZ197-180045- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 mb Bristol Bay low pushes two fronts across the Gulf as it moves into Norton Sound at 990 mb through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-180045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-180045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-180045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-180045- Resurrection Bay- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 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. $$ PKZ724-180045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-180045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-180045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-180045- Port of Valdez- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-180045- Valdez Narrows- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-180045- Valdez Arm- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-180045- Passage Canal- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt early. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-180045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-180045- Barren Islands East- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-180045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-180045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-180045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-180045- Chiniak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-180045- Marmot Bay- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-180045- Shelikof Strait- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ742-180045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-180045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-180045- Kachemak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$