FZAK51 PAFC 072312 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 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. PKZ197-081130- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves across the Gulf through Fri morning. A 1001 mb N Pacific low moves to 130 nm E of Chiniak by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-081130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-081130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-081130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-081130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-081130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-081130- Resurrection Bay- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-081130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-081130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-081130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-081130- Port of Valdez- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 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 THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-081130- Valdez Narrows- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N wind 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-081130- Valdez Arm- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-081130- Passage Canal- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-081130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-081130- Barren Islands East- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-081130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-081130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-081130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-081130- Chiniak Bay- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-081130- Marmot Bay- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-081130- Shelikof Strait- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-081130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-081130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-081130- Kachemak Bay- 312 PM AKDT Thu Aug 7 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening. Variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. In the outer bay, NE wind 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$