FZAK51 PAFC 042359 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 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. PKZ197-051300- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves through Southwestern Gulf this afternoon and dissipates in the Central Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 1000 mb North Pacific low pushes its front into the Gulf by Sun morning as it moves to 100 nm SW of Akhiok by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-051300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-051300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-051300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-051300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-051300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-051300- Resurrection Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .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...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-051300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-051300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-051300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-051300- Port of Valdez- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-051300- Valdez Narrows- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-051300- Valdez Arm- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-051300- Passage Canal- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-051300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-051300- Barren Islands East- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-051300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-051300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-051300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-051300- Chiniak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-051300- Marmot Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-051300- Shelikof Strait- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-051300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-051300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-051300- Kachemak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$