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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAFC
FZAK51 PAFC 161038
CWFAER
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
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.
PKZ197-162330
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 mb low in Prince William Sound weakens to 1008 mb, then dissipates, as it moves towards Kayak Island for Tue morning. A 971 mb Bering Sea low Tue morning moves to 20 nm west of Middleton Island at 997 mb for Wed morning. Its front sweeps across the Gulf from Tue afternoon through Wed.
PKZ710-162330
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
TUE
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
WED
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
THU
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
FRI
E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
PKZ711-162330
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TUE
S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
WED
W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
THU
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
FRI
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
PKZ712-162330
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY
TODAY
W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TUE
W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
WED
W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
THU
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
FRI
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ715-162330
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY
TODAY
W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TONIGHT
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TUE
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
WED
W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
THU
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
FRI
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ716-162330
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT
TODAY
W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
TUE
S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
FRI
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
PKZ714-162330
Resurrection Bay
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
FRI
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ724-162330
Northwest Prince William Sound
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
WED THROUGH FRI
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ725-162330
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
WED
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
THU
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
FRI
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ726-162330
Southwest Prince William Sound
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
WED
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
THU
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
FRI
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ720-162330
Port of Valdez
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
WED
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
THU
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
FRI
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ721-162330
Valdez Narrows
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
TUE
NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
FRI
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ722-162330
Valdez Arm
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
NE wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED THROUGH FRI
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ723-162330
Passage Canal
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
Variable wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
FRI
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
PKZ730-162330
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY
TODAY
W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
TUE
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
FRI
N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ731-162330
Barren Islands East
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY
TODAY
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
TUE
S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
FRI
N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ733-162330
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY
TODAY
W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TUE
SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
FRI
N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ732-162330
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY
TODAY
W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
TUE
S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
WED
W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
THU
W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
FRI
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ734-162330
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY
TODAY
W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TUE
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
WED
W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
THU
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
FRI
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ736-162330
Chiniak Bay
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
TUE
S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
FRI
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ737-162330
Marmot Bay
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TODAY
W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
TUE
S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
THU
W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
FRI
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ738-162330
Shelikof Strait
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY
TODAY
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
TUE
S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
WED THROUGH THU
W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
FRI
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ742-162330
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT
TODAY
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TONIGHT
W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft.
TUE
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
THU
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
FRI
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ740-162330
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY
TODAY
S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
TONIGHT
SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Patchy fog.
TUE
S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
WED
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
THU
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
FRI
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ741-162330
Kachemak Bay
238 AM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY
TODAY
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
TONIGHT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TUE
S wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
WED
W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
THU
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
FRI
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.