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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

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.

PKZ199-150045-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 mb Kamchatka low 340 nm NW of Attu moves to 180 nm NW of
Saint Matthew Island at 977 mb Wed morning. This low exits to
the Chukchi Sea through Wed afternoon at 982 mb. Its initial
and trailing fronts sweep the Aleutian Chain and Bering Sea
and move inland to Western Alaska through Thu morning.

$$

PKZ750-150045-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ751-150045-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ752-150045-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ753-150045-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ754-150045-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ755-150045-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

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

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ756-150045-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

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

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ757-150045-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

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

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ758-150045-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ759-150045-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ770-150045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ772-150045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ771-150045-
Unalaska Bay-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ773-150045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ774-150045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ775-150045-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft. Light rain.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ776-150045-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 14 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ777-150045-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ778-150045-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ780-150045-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ781-150045-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ782-150045-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ783-150045-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft
in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ784-150045-
Adak to Kiska Bering Side-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ785-150045-
Adak to Kiska Pacific Side-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ786-150045-
Kiska to Attu Bering Side-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ787-150045-
Kiska to Attu Pacific Side-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ766-150045-
Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft
in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 16 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ760-150045-
Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ761-150045-
Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ762-150045-
Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ763-150045-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ764-150045-
Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ765-150045-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon.
Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
Snow. Freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft.
Snow and rain.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ767-150045-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
342 AM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft.
Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$