FZAK51 PAFC 102252 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 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. PKZ197-111145- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak ridging remains in place over the Gulf of Alaska through Sat morning. A 1007 mb low develops 130 nm E of Sitkinak Island by Sat afternoon and continues to 130 nm SE of Kodiak City at 1007 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-111145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-111145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-111145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-111145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-111145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-111145- Resurrection Bay- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-111145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-111145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-111145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-111145- Port of Valdez- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-111145- Valdez Narrows- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-111145- Valdez Arm- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-111145- Passage Canal- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-111145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-111145- Barren Islands East- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-111145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-111145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-111145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt except NW 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-111145- Chiniak Bay- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-111145- Marmot Bay- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-111145- Shelikof Strait- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-111145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-111145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-111145- Kachemak Bay- 252 PM AKDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$