National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAFC

FZAK51 PAFC 041130
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 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.

PKZ197-050030
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...

A front enters the Southwestern Gulf this afternoon and dissipates in the Central Gulf by Sat afternoon. An additional front enters the southern Gulf Sun morning.


PKZ710-050030
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ711-050030
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN
E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ712-050030
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.


PKZ715-050030
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

SAT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ716-050030
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TUE
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ714-050030
Resurrection Bay
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.

TONIGHT
S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.

SAT
S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ724-050030
Northwest Prince William Sound
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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

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

SAT
N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

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

TUE
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ725-050030
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

SAT
SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

SUN THROUGH TUE
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ726-050030
Southwest Prince William Sound
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

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

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

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ720-050030
Port of Valdez
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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

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

SAT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.

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

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

TUE
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ721-050030
Valdez Narrows
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.

TONIGHT
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.

SAT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ722-050030
Valdez Arm
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.

SAT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.

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

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

TUE
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ723-050030
Passage Canal
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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

TONIGHT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

SUN
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON THROUGH TUE
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ730-050030
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

SAT
W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ731-050030
Barren Islands East
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TUE
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ733-050030
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY

TODAY
S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TUE
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.


PKZ732-050030
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SUN
N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ734-050030
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY

TODAY
S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TUE
W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.


PKZ736-050030
Chiniak Bay
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TONIGHT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON THROUGH TUE
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ737-050030
Marmot Bay
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT
W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.


PKZ738-050030
Shelikof Strait
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

TONIGHT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.


PKZ742-050030
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT

TODAY
S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

SAT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.


PKZ740-050030
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.

SAT
S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ741-050030
Kachemak Bay
330 AM AKDT Fri Sep 4 2026

TODAY
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

SAT
SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

MON
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.