FZAK52 PAFC 151202 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. 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. PKZ199-160100- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb low 120 nm SE of Chignik moves into the Gulf tonight. A front moves into the western Bering this afternoon and then into the central Bering Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ750-160100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ751-160100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ752-160100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ753-160100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ754-160100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 mph. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 mph. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ755-160100- Cape Tolstoi to Unalga Pass from 15 to 100 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ756-160100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ757-160100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ758-160100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ759-160100- Nelson Lagoon to Unalga Pass 15 to 70 nm- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ768-160100- Unimak Pass- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 mph. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 mph. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ770-160100- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ772-160100- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ771-160100- Unalaska Bay- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-160100- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ774-160100- Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ775-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ776-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ778-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ780-160100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-160100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ782-160100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ783-160100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ784-160100- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ785-160100- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ786-160100- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ787-160100- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ766-160100- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ760-160100- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ761-160100- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ762-160100- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ763-160100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ764-160100- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ765-160100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ767-160100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 402 AM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$