FZAK51 PAFC 102342 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 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. PKZ197-111245- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough pushes across the Gulf of Alaska from west to east through Sat morning. Weak high pressure briefly builds over the Gulf Sat. A 999 mb low forms 25 nm S of Montague Island Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-111245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-111245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-111245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-111245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-111245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-111245- Resurrection Bay- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-111245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-111245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-111245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-111245- Port of Valdez- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. $$ PKZ721-111245- Valdez Narrows- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-111245- Valdez Arm- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-111245- Passage Canal- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-111245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-111245- Barren Islands East- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-111245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-111245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-111245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-111245- Chiniak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-111245- Marmot Bay- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-111245- Shelikof Strait- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-111245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-111245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. $$ PKZ741-111245- Kachemak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Fri Apr 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$