FZAK51 PAFC 130030 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 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. PKZ197-131300- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 mb low 65 nm S of Montague Island merges with a North Pacific low to form a complex 964 mb low around 315 nm SE of Kodiak City Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-131300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening out of the Copper River Delta diminishing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-131300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-131300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-131300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-131300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-131300- Resurrection Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-131300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-131300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-131300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ720-131300- Port of Valdez- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt after midnight Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Gusts to 55 kt. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-131300- Valdez Narrows- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening increasing to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-131300- Valdez Arm- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Gusts to 50 kt. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt before midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-131300- Passage Canal- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ730-131300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ731-131300- Barren Islands East- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ733-131300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ732-131300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-131300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-131300- Chiniak Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt early. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-131300- Marmot Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-131300- Shelikof Strait- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming N 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ742-131300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ740-131300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Nikiski. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-131300- Kachemak Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. In the outer bay, NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the outer bay, 35 kt inner bay. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the outer bay. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except NE 30 kt in the outer bay. Gusts to 40 kt in the outer bay. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$