Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZAK51 PAFC 062339
CWFAER
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
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.
PKZ197-071300-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front sweeps across the Gulf by Thu afternoon. A 1001 mb low
enters the Southern Gulf Wed morning and moves to 35 nm West of
Kodiak City dissipating Thu afternoon. Several weak troughs follow
this low over the Western Gulf.
$$
PKZ710-071300-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
$$
PKZ711-071300-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
$$
PKZ712-071300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
$$
PKZ715-071300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
$$
PKZ716-071300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
$$
PKZ714-071300-
Resurrection Bay-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
PKZ724-071300-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
$$
PKZ725-071300-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
$$
PKZ726-071300-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
$$
PKZ720-071300-
Port of Valdez-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas
2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
PKZ721-071300-
Valdez Narrows-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
PKZ722-071300-
Valdez Arm-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
PKZ723-071300-
Passage Canal-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
PKZ730-071300-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
$$
PKZ731-071300-
Barren Islands East-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
$$
PKZ733-071300-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
$$
PKZ732-071300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
$$
PKZ734-071300-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
$$
PKZ736-071300-
Chiniak Bay-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
$$
PKZ737-071300-
Marmot Bay-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
$$
PKZ738-071300-
Shelikof Strait-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ742-071300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
$$
PKZ740-071300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
$$
PKZ741-071300-
Kachemak Bay-
339 PM AKDT Tue Jun 6 2023
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$