National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAFC

FZAK51 PAFC 240955
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 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.

PKZ197-242230
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...

A 1005 mb low 40 nm S of Yakutat exits southeast into the North Pacific by Sat morning. A 1008 mb low forms Sat night 50 nm SE of Kodiak City and then exits south into the North Pacific by Sun morning.


PKZ710-242230
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TONIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ711-242230
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT
N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ712-242230
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ715-242230
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ716-242230
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ714-242230
Resurrection Bay
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
N wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TONIGHT
N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT
N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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


PKZ724-242230
Northwest Prince William Sound
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
NW 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
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ725-242230
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

SUN
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ726-242230
Southwest Prince William Sound
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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
S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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


PKZ720-242230
Port of Valdez
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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


PKZ721-242230
Valdez Narrows
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT

TODAY
N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
N wind 20 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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


PKZ722-242230
Valdez Arm
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT

TODAY
NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT
N wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.

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

SUN
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ723-242230
Passage Canal
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft.

TONIGHT
W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
W wind 15 kt becoming variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

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


PKZ730-242230
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

SAT
NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ731-242230
Barren Islands East
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft.

SAT
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ733-242230
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft.

SAT
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ732-242230
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SAT
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

SUN
W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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


PKZ734-242230
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

SAT
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

SUN
W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON THROUGH TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.


PKZ736-242230
Chiniak Bay
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT
NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN
W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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


PKZ737-242230
Marmot Bay
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY

TODAY
W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SUN
W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON THROUGH TUE
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ738-242230
Shelikof Strait
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT

TODAY
W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TONIGHT
W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

SAT
W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SUN THROUGH MON
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

TUE
Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


PKZ742-242230
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
W wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON THROUGH TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ740-242230
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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 1 ft.

SUN
SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

MON
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.


PKZ741-242230
Kachemak Bay
155 AM AKDT Fri Jul 24 2026

TODAY
W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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

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