FZAK51 PAFC 091222 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 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. PKZ197-100100- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 mb complex low 120 nm S of Yakutat remains nearly stationary through Tue afternoon. This low then moves to 160 nm SE of Kodiak City at 1002 mb by Wed morning. $$ PKZ710-100100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-100100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-100100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-100100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ716-100100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-100100- Resurrection Bay- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-100100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-100100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-100100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-100100- Port of Valdez- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-100100- Valdez Narrows- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-100100- Valdez Arm- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-100100- Passage Canal- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-100100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-100100- Barren Islands East- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-100100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ732-100100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ734-100100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt except NW 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ736-100100- Chiniak Bay- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-100100- Marmot Bay- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-100100- Shelikof Strait- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-100100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-100100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-100100- Kachemak Bay- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$