014
FZAK51 PAFC 092326
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 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.

PKZ197-101215-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

An Eastern Gulf front moves over Southeast Alaska for Fri
morning. A 1007 mb low 25 nm Northwest of Kodiak City dissipates
by Fri morning. A 996 mb low 85 nm West of Sitkinak Sat morning
moves to 135 nm South of Seward at 999 mb by Sat afternoon. Its
front extends across the Gulf through Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-101215-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-101215-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt in the morning becoming SE 20 kt. Seas 7
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-101215-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ715-101215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-101215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ714-101215-
Resurrection Bay-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-101215-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Rain and snow.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-101215-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-101215-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-101215-
Port of Valdez-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain
showers.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and
rain.
.SAT...Variable wind 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...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-101215-
Valdez Narrows-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
Widespread snow and rain showers.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-101215-
Valdez Arm-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-101215-
Passage Canal-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain
showers.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft. Widespread rain and snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-101215-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ731-101215-
Barren Islands East-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ733-101215-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ732-101215-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ734-101215-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ736-101215-
Chiniak Bay-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-101215-
Marmot Bay-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-101215-
Shelikof Strait-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ742-101215-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-101215-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-101215-
Kachemak Bay-
326 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$