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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 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.

PKZ197-131330-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

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

A 965 mb low 295 nm south of Kodiak City Sat afternoon moves to 170
nm south of Kodiak City Sun morning and remains stationary through
Mon morning. It moves 200 nm southeast of Kodiak City Mon evening as
a 989 mb low.

$$

PKZ710-131330-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft after
midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ711-131330-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-131330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ715-131330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after
midnight. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-131330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after
midnight. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ714-131330-
Resurrection Bay-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-131330-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-131330-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-131330-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after
midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-131330-
Port of Valdez-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-131330-
Valdez Narrows-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-131330-
Valdez Arm-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ723-131330-
Passage Canal-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-131330-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ731-131330-
Barren Islands East-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-131330-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ732-131330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ734-131330-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-131330-
Chiniak Bay-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-131330-
Marmot Bay-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-131330-
Shelikof Strait-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-131330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ740-131330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-131330-
Kachemak Bay-
425 PM AKDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$