National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAFC

FZAK51 PAFC 010132
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

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.

PKZ197-011430
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...

A 973 mb low 195 nm South of Kodiak City moves along the front over Sitka at 989 mb for Sat afternoon. Its front extends across the Gulf through Sat afternoon.


PKZ710-011430
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

SAT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.


PKZ711-011430
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

SAT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.


PKZ712-011430
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

FRI
E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SAT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

TUE
E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.


PKZ715-011430
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SAT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SUN
N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.


PKZ716-011430
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

FRI
E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

SAT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

SUN
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

TUE
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.


PKZ714-011430
Resurrection Bay
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.

FRI
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.


PKZ724-011430
Northwest Prince William Sound
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ725-011430
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

TUE
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ726-011430
Southwest Prince William Sound
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.

FRI
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

TUE
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ720-011430
Port of Valdez
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN THROUGH TUE
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ721-011430
Valdez Narrows
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.

FRI
N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON THROUGH TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ722-011430
Valdez Arm
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ723-011430
Passage Canal
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.

FRI
E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN THROUGH TUE
W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ730-011430
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. and snow showers.

FRI
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.

SAT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

TUE
NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.


PKZ731-011430
Barren Islands East
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight.

FRI
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.

FRI NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.

SAT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN
N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

TUE
NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.


PKZ733-011430
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

FRI NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SUN
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

TUE
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.


PKZ732-011430
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
NW wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

SUN
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

TUE
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.


PKZ734-011430
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.

FRI
NW wind 30 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft.

FRI NIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

SAT
W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SUN
W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

TUE
NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.


PKZ736-011430
Chiniak Bay
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers.

FRI
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers.

FRI NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.


PKZ737-011430
Marmot Bay
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.

FRI
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.

FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.


PKZ738-011430
Shelikof Strait
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY

TONIGHT
SE wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.

FRI
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI NIGHT
S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.


PKZ742-011430
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

FRI
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.


PKZ740-011430
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight.

FRI
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ741-011430
Kachemak Bay
432 PM AKST Thu Nov 30 2023

TONIGHT
E wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.

FRI
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

TUE
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.