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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 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.

PKZ197-010115-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure lingers along the North Gulf Coast as the ridge
continues moving into Southeast Alaska. A front enters the western
Gulf on Wed afternoon and then lifts across the central Gulf and
western Gulf coast by Thu morning. A 1005 mb low forms 50 nm south
of Akhiok by Thu morning.

$$

PKZ710-010115-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ711-010115-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ712-010115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ715-010115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ716-010115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ714-010115-
Resurrection Bay-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-010115-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-010115-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-010115-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-010115-
Port of Valdez-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W wind 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-010115-
Valdez Narrows-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-010115-
Valdez Arm-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-010115-
Passage Canal-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-010115-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ731-010115-
Barren Islands East-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ733-010115-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ732-010115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ734-010115-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ736-010115-
Chiniak Bay-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-010115-
Marmot Bay-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ738-010115-
Shelikof Strait-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ742-010115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-010115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ741-010115-
Kachemak Bay-
404 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$