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FZAK51 PAFC 172242
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 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.

PKZ197-181145-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1017 mb low 340 nm southeast of Middleton Island dissipates
overnight. A 1002 mb low moves over Kodiak Island Sat night before
moving 70 nm E of Kodiak Sun morning then 70 nm S of Middleton
Island Sunday evening.

$$

PKZ710-181145-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-181145-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ712-181145-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ715-181145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ716-181145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ714-181145-
Resurrection Bay-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-181145-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-181145-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-181145-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-181145-
Port of Valdez-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-181145-
Valdez Narrows-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-181145-
Valdez Arm-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-181145-
Passage Canal-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-181145-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ731-181145-
Barren Islands East-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ733-181145-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ732-181145-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ734-181145-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-181145-
Chiniak Bay-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-181145-
Marmot Bay-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-181145-
Shelikof Strait-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-181145-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-181145-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-181145-
Kachemak Bay-
242 PM AKDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$