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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAFC

FZAK51 PAFC 212319
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 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.

PKZ197-221245
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...

High pressure builds in the Gulf of Alaska through Fri morning. A weak front moves into the southern Gulf Fri morning through Fri afternoon.

PKZ710-221245
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

PKZ711-221245
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ712-221245
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

THU
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

PKZ715-221245
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

THU
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

PKZ716-221245
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

THU NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT THROUGH MON
E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

PKZ714-221245
Resurrection Bay
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.

THU
N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.

THU NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT THROUGH MON
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

PKZ724-221245
Northwest Prince William Sound
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

PKZ725-221245
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

PKZ726-221245
Southwest Prince William Sound
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

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

PKZ720-221245
Port of Valdez
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog.

THU
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

SAT THROUGH MON
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

PKZ721-221245
Valdez Narrows
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

THU
N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.

THU NIGHT
N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.

FRI
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

PKZ722-221245
Valdez Arm
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

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

PKZ723-221245
Passage Canal
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
Variable wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT THROUGH MON
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

PKZ730-221245
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

PKZ731-221245
Barren Islands East
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI
E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

FRI NIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SAT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SUN
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

PKZ733-221245
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

THU
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

THU NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

MON
E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

PKZ732-221245
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ734-221245
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

THU NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

FRI
E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

FRI NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

MON
E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ736-221245
Chiniak Bay
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

PKZ737-221245
Marmot Bay
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft.

FRI
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

PKZ738-221245
Shelikof Strait
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SAT
NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SUN
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

PKZ742-221245
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog.

THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

THU NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

SAT
N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

SUN
N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

MON
N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

PKZ740-221245
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.

THU
NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
N wind 10 kt.

SAT THROUGH SUN
NE wind 15 kt.

MON
NE wind 20 kt.

PKZ741-221245
Kachemak Bay
219 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

THU NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.