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FZAK51 PAFC 161122
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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.

PKZ197-170015-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure moves across the Gulf through this evening. A front
enters the western Gulf this evening. The 996 mb North Pacific low
moves to 80 nm south of Chignik Wed morning.

$$

PKZ710-170015-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ711-170015-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ712-170015-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ715-170015-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ716-170015-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after
midnight.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ714-170015-
Resurrection Bay-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-170015-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-170015-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-170015-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-170015-
Port of Valdez-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-170015-
Valdez Narrows-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-170015-
Valdez Arm-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-170015-
Passage Canal-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-170015-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft building to 19 ft after midnight.
.WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ731-170015-
Barren Islands East-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft after midnight.
.WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ733-170015-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft after
midnight.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ732-170015-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft after
midnight. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ734-170015-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ736-170015-
Chiniak Bay-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-170015-
Marmot Bay-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ738-170015-
Shelikof Strait-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft after
midnight.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-170015-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ740-170015-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-170015-
Kachemak Bay-
322 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$