FZAK51 PAFC 221237 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 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. PKZ197-230200- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 mb low 200 nm S of Middleton Island moves to 80 nm SW of Middleton Island at 960 mb by this afternoon. A 960 mb low arrives 175 nm S of Yakutat by Thu morning. The two lows combine into a 968 mb low near Middleton Island by Thu evening. The first low's front moves up the Gulf and pushes inland by Wed afternoon. A second front moves into the N Gulf by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ710-230200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-230200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-230200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-230200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-230200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-230200- Resurrection Bay- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-230200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-230200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-230200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-230200- Port of Valdez- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-230200- Valdez Narrows- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-230200- Valdez Arm- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-230200- Passage Canal- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-230200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-230200- Barren Islands East- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-230200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-230200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-230200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt except NW 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-230200- Chiniak Bay- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-230200- Marmot Bay- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-230200- Shelikof Strait- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-230200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-230200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-230200- Kachemak Bay- 437 AM AKDT Wed Oct 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft except 8 ft in the outer bay. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$