FZAK51 PAFC 220046 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 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. PKZ197-221415- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 mb low forms near 40 nm SSE of Kodiak City Sat afternoon and then moves to 190 nm SE of Kodiak City at 1008 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-221415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-221415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-221415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-221415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-221415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-221415- Resurrection Bay- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-221415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-221415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-221415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-221415- Port of Valdez- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-221415- Valdez Narrows- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-221415- Valdez Arm- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-221415- Passage Canal- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-221415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-221415- Barren Islands East- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-221415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-221415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-221415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-221415- Chiniak Bay- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-221415- Marmot Bay- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-221415- Shelikof Strait- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-221415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-221415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-221415- Kachemak Bay- 446 PM AKDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$