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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAFC

FZAK51 PAFC 142001 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 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.

PKZ197-150445
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...

A 988 mb low in Prince William Sound moves inland of Southcentral Alaska through this afternoon. A 999 mb low 220 nm SW of Kodiak City moves to 100 nm SW of Seward at 1015 mb this evening. This low dissipates Thu morning. A strong front enters the southwestern Gulf late tonight and lifts to the northern Gulf Coast Thu morning. This front lingers along the coast through Fri morning.

PKZ710-150445
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.

TONIGHT
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.

THU
E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft.

FRI
SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft.

SAT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

PKZ711-150445
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow.

THU
SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft.

FRI
SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.

SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

PKZ712-150445
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow.

THU
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.

FRI
SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.

SAT
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SUN
E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

PKZ715-150445
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow.

THU
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.

FRI
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SUN
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ716-150445
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

TONIGHT
S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain.

THU
SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft.

FRI
S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SUN
E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ714-150445
Resurrection Bay
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft late.

TONIGHT
S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow.

THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.

THU NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI
S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

PKZ724-150445
Northwest Prince William Sound
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain.

TONIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.

THU
E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft.

FRI
E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

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

PKZ725-150445
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow.

TONIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.

THU
E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.

FRI
SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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

PKZ726-150445
Southwest Prince William Sound
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TONIGHT
SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.

THU
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft.

FRI
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

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

PKZ720-150445
Port of Valdez
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

TODAY
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.

TONIGHT
SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.

THU
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

FRI
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

PKZ721-150445
Valdez Narrows
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.

TONIGHT
NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.

THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.

THU NIGHT
N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

FRI
N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT THROUGH SUN
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

PKZ722-150445
Valdez Arm
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY

TODAY
S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.

TONIGHT
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.

THU
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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

PKZ723-150445
Passage Canal
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY

TODAY
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.

TONIGHT
E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.

THU
E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

FRI
E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

PKZ730-150445
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY

TODAY
W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.

TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.

THU
NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.

THU NIGHT
E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

FRI
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

PKZ731-150445
Barren Islands East
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain with snow.

THU
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.

FRI
S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

SAT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SUN
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ733-150445
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain.

THU
SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.

FRI
S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SUN
E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ732-150445
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain with snow.

THU
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

FRI
S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

PKZ734-150445
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt in the evening. Wind SE 35 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 15 kt in the evening. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.

THU
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.

FRI
S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

SAT
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

SUN
E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

PKZ736-150445
Chiniak Bay
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.

THU
S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

FRI
S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

PKZ737-150445
Marmot Bay
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

TODAY
W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.

THU
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

FRI
S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

PKZ738-150445
Shelikof Strait
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING TONIGHT

TODAY
W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
W wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray.

THU
NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and freezing rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

FRI
S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

PKZ742-150445
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

GALE WARNING THURSDAY

TODAY
SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
SW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.

THU
NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

FRI
E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

SAT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

PKZ740-150445
Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY

TODAY
S wind 30 kt. Snow.

TONIGHT
SW wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Snow.

THU
N wind 25 kt. Snow.

THU NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt.

FRI
SE wind 20 kt.

SAT THROUGH SUN
NE wind 15 kt.

PKZ741-150445
Kachemak Bay
1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.

TONIGHT
SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow.

THU
E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

THU NIGHT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

FRI
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.