FZAK51 PAFC 082256 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 256 PM 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. PKZ197-091145- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 mb low 75 nm SE of Kodiak moves to 140 nm SW of Sitka at 1007 mb by Thu afternoon before moving inland by Fri afternoon. Its front moves from the W. Gulf to the E. Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-091145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-091145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 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. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-091145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-091145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-091145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-091145- Resurrection Bay- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-091145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-091145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .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 becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-091145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-091145- Port of Valdez- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .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...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-091145- Valdez Narrows- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-091145- Valdez Arm- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .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...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-091145- Passage Canal- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-091145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .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 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-091145- Barren Islands East- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-091145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .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 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-091145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT....TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-091145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-091145- Chiniak Bay- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-091145- Marmot Bay- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-091145- Shelikof Strait- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-091145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .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...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-091145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-091145- Kachemak Bay- 256 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except S 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$