FZAK51 PAFC 252329 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 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. PKZ197-261200- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves into the N. Gulf through Mon afternoon. A 985 mb low arrives 220 nm S of Middleton Island by Tue morning and dissipates in the northern Gulf by Tue afternoon. A 978 mb low arrives 220 nm SW of Port Alexander by Tue afternoon. Its front moves into the northern Gulf by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-261200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ711-261200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ712-261200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ715-261200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ716-261200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ714-261200- Resurrection Bay- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-261200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-261200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-261200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-261200- Port of Valdez- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-261200- Valdez Narrows- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-261200- Valdez Arm- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-261200- Passage Canal- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-261200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-261200- Barren Islands East- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ733-261200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ732-261200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-261200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-261200- Chiniak Bay- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-261200- Marmot Bay- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-261200- Shelikof Strait- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-261200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ740-261200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. .MON...N wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ741-261200- Kachemak Bay- 229 PM AKST Sun Jan 25 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$