FZAK51 PAFC 012344 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 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. PKZ197-021200- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of fronts lift northward across the Gulf of Alaska to the northern Gulf Coast through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-021200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-021200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-021200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-021200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-021200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-021200- Resurrection Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-021200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-021200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-021200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-021200- Port of Valdez- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-021200- Valdez Narrows- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming wind 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-021200- Valdez Arm- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-021200- Passage Canal- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt before midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-021200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-021200- Barren Islands East- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-021200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-021200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-021200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-021200- Chiniak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-021200- Marmot Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-021200- Shelikof Strait- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-021200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-021200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-021200- Kachemak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Fri May 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except S 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft except seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight in the outer bay. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft except seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon in the outer bay. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$