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FZAK51 PAFC 211105
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 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.

PKZ197-212330-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 mb low 300 nm SE of Kodiak City moves to 80 nm SW of Graham
Island at 1006 mb Sun morning. Its front wraps around the Gulf
through Sat afternoon and pushes inland of Southeast Alaska
through Sun morning.

$$

PKZ710-212330-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt late. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ711-212330-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ712-212330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ715-212330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ716-212330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ714-212330-
Resurrection Bay-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the morning becoming S 10
kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming N 15 kt. Gusts to 25
kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt
in the morning. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-212330-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-212330-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-212330-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-212330-
Port of Valdez-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-212330-
Valdez Narrows-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-212330-
Valdez Arm-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming SW. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-212330-
Passage Canal-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-212330-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ731-212330-
Barren Islands East-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ733-212330-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ732-212330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ734-212330-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ736-212330-
Chiniak Bay-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.

$$

PKZ737-212330-
Marmot Bay-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-212330-
Shelikof Strait-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ742-212330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-212330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-212330-
Kachemak Bay-
305 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$