FZAK51 PAFC 081025 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 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. PKZ197-082330- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 100 nm SW of Kodiak City moves to 230 nm SW of Sitka at 1007 mb by Thu morning before exiting into the eastern Gulf. $$ PKZ710-082330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-082330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-082330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-082330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-082330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-082330- Resurrection Bay- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming N. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-082330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-082330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-082330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NEwind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-082330- Port of Valdez- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-082330- Valdez Narrows- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming N 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-082330- Valdez Arm- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-082330- Passage Canal- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-082330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-082330- Barren Islands East- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-082330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-082330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-082330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape.Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-082330- Chiniak Bay- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-082330- Marmot Bay- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-082330- Shelikof Strait- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-082330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-082330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-082330- Kachemak Bay- 225 AM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Outer Bay, SW 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$