FZAK51 PAFC 221208 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 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. PKZ197-230115- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front associated with a Bering Sea low moves into the western Gulf by Wed afternoon. It slowly pushes east through Thu morning and then remains stationary through Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-230115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming E 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-230115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming SE 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-230115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming S 15 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-230115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming E 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-230115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt early becoming SE 20 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-230115- Resurrection Bay- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-230115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-230115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-230115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ720-230115- Port of Valdez- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. $$ PKZ721-230115- Valdez Narrows- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-230115- Valdez Arm- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming NE 10 kt Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ723-230115- Passage Canal- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-230115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-230115- Barren Islands East- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-230115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-230115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-230115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-230115- Chiniak Bay- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-230115- Marmot Bay- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-230115- Shelikof Strait- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-230115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-230115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-230115- Kachemak Bay- 408 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming SE 15 kt...except SE wind 15 kt early increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft...except seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon in the outer bay. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight...except SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft...except seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight in the outer bay. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$