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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 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.

PKZ197-281130-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A ridge of high pressure over the Gulf of Alaska slides north and
east. A 1002 mb North Pacific low moves to 460 nm south of Kayak
Island at 1000 mb for Fri afternoon. It stalls and dissipates
through Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-281130-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ711-281130-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ712-281130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-281130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ716-281130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-281130-
Resurrection Bay-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-281130-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-281130-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 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...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-281130-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-281130-
Port of Valdez-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-281130-
Valdez Narrows-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-281130-
Valdez Arm-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-281130-
Passage Canal-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-281130-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ731-281130-
Barren Islands East-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-281130-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ732-281130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-281130-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-281130-
Chiniak Bay-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-281130-
Marmot Bay-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-281130-
Shelikof Strait-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-281130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-281130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ741-281130-
Kachemak Bay-
248 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$