FZAK51 PAFC 091055 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 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. PKZ197-092330- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak ridging remains in place over the Gulf of Alaska through Fri afternoon. A front pushes into the western Gulf by Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-092330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-092330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-092330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-092330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-092330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-092330- Resurrection Bay- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind up to 10 kt becoming N 15 kt by late afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft by late afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-092330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-092330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-092330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-092330- Port of Valdez- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming W. 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. $$ PKZ721-092330- Valdez Narrows- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind up to 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-092330- Valdez Arm- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-092330- Passage Canal- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the morning becoming W 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-092330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-092330- Barren Islands East- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-092330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-092330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-092330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-092330- Chiniak Bay- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-092330- Marmot Bay- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-092330- Shelikof Strait- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-092330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-092330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-092330- Kachemak Bay- 255 AM AKDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft in the evening subsiding to 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$