FZAK51 PAFC 160038 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 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. PKZ197-161345- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure resides over the Gulf through Mon night. A front slides across the western Gulf Tue morning before exiting the southern Gulf Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-161345- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing dust. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Blowing dust early. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-161345- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-161345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-161345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-161345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-161345- Resurrection Bay- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-161345- Northwest Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-161345- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-161345- Southwest Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-161345- Port of Valdez- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt before midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-161345- Valdez Narrows- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-161345- Valdez Arm- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-161345- Passage Canal- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt after midnight near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ730-161345- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ731-161345- Barren Islands East- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-161345- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-161345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt except W 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-161345- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-161345- Chiniak Bay- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ737-161345- Marmot Bay- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-161345- Shelikof Strait- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ742-161345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ740-161345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-161345- Kachemak Bay- 338 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft except 10 ft in the outer bay. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 10 kt, except N wind 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt, except NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$