FZAK51 PAFC 022325 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 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. PKZ197-031230- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 200 nm SE of Sitkinak Island moves to 70 nm NE of Kodiak City at 989 mb Sun morning. This low then moves to the Kenai Peninsula through Sun afternoon. A series of fronts associated with this low lift across the Gulf and to the northern Gulf Coast through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-031230- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-031230- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-031230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-031230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-031230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-031230- Resurrection Bay- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-031230- Northwest Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-031230- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-031230- Southwest Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-031230- Port of Valdez- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-031230- Valdez Narrows- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-031230- Valdez Arm- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-031230- Passage Canal- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-031230- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-031230- Barren Islands East- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-031230- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-031230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-031230- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-031230- Chiniak Bay- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-031230- Marmot Bay- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-031230- Shelikof Strait- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-031230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-031230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-031230- Kachemak Bay- 325 PM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$