FZAK51 PAFC 160015 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 415 PM AKDT Fri May 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. PKZ197-161245- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb Bering low pushes its front across the Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-161245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-161245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-161245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-161245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-161245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-161245- Resurrection Bay- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-161245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-161245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-161245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-161245- Port of Valdez- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. $$ PKZ721-161245- Valdez Narrows- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-161245- Valdez Arm- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-161245- Passage Canal- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-161245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-161245- Barren Islands East- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-161245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-161245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-161245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-161245- Chiniak Bay- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-161245- Marmot Bay- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-161245- Shelikof Strait- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-161245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-161245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-161245- Kachemak Bay- 415 PM AKDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt early becoming E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$