Station Name: MATANUSKA R AT PALMER AK
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
3448 N Old Glenn Hwy
Palmer, AK 99645
Matanuska-Susitna County

GPS Coordinates: 61.6086312, -149.0730432

Nearby Water Temperatures

Small Craft Advisory issued July 21 at 3:10AM AKDT until July 22 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

Effective: Tue July 21, 2026, 3:10 AM
Expires: Tue July 21, 2026, 3:30 PM

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. .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Gale Warning issued July 21 at 3:22PM AKDT until July 23 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

Effective: Tue July 21, 2026, 3:22 PM
Expires: Wed July 22, 2026, 4:45 AM

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. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.