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Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 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.

PKZ197-250315-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front enters the southwestern Gulf of Alaska Wed afternoon and
lifts to the northern Gulf Fri morning.

$$

PKZ710-250315-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ711-250315-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ712-250315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ715-250315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ716-250315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-250315-
Resurrection Bay-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog in the morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ724-250315-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-250315-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-250315-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-250315-
Port of Valdez-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-250315-
Valdez Narrows-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-250315-
Valdez Arm-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-250315-
Passage Canal-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-250315-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ731-250315-
Barren Islands East-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-250315-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ732-250315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ734-250315-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-250315-
Chiniak Bay-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-250315-
Marmot Bay-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-250315-
Shelikof Strait-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-250315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-250315-
Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-250315-
Kachemak Bay-
814 AM AKDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$


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