FZAK51 PAFC 172238 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 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. PKZ197-181130- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A Bering low pushes a series of fronts across the Gulf through Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-181130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-181130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-181130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-181130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-181130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-181130- Resurrection Bay- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-181130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-181130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-181130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-181130- Port of Valdez- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-181130- Valdez Narrows- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-181130- Valdez Arm- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-181130- Passage Canal- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-181130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-181130- Barren Islands East- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-181130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-181130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-181130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-181130- Chiniak Bay- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-181130- Marmot Bay- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-181130- Shelikof Strait- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-181130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-181130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-181130- Kachemak Bay- 238 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$