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FZAK51 PAFC 232335
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 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.

PKZ197-241300-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

Eastern Gulf high pressure moves over southeast Alaska for Sun
morning. A Western Gulf front extends across the Northern Gulf
through Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-241300-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-241300-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ712-241300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-241300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-241300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-241300-
Resurrection Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-241300-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-241300-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-241300-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-241300-
Port of Valdez-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and
snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow
showers and rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-241300-
Valdez Narrows-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers with snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-241300-
Valdez Arm-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers with snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-241300-
Passage Canal-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-241300-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ731-241300-
Barren Islands East-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ733-241300-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ732-241300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-241300-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
17 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ736-241300-
Chiniak Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-241300-
Marmot Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-241300-
Shelikof Strait-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after
midnight. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ742-241300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ740-241300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ741-241300-
Kachemak Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 15 kt in the outer bay.
Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$


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