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See recent photos from NDBC weather buoy 42039 in the Gulf of Mexico.

See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

NWS Forecast

FZAK63 PAFC 242303
OFFN12

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS  FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTLINE FORECASTS...

CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT

TONIGHT
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

SAT
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

SAT NIGHT
SE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

RESURRECTION BAY

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 S 15 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
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT THROUGH SUN
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

PORT VALDEZ

TONIGHT
W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT.

SAT
E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

VALDEZ NARROWS

TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.

SAT
NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT.

SUN
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

VALDEZ ARM

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

PASSAGE CANAL

TONIGHT
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT
W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

SAT
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

SAT
E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.

SAT NIGHT
E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.

SUN
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

CHINIAK BAY

TONIGHT
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

SUN
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

MARMOT BAY

TONIGHT
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

SUN
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SHELIKOF STRAIT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY

TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

KACHEMAK BAY

TONIGHT
W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

SAT
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.

SUN
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.