FZAK51 PAFC 152338
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 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.

PKZ197-161245-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 975 mb low 120 nm SE of Chignik moves to 165 nm SE of Kodiak
City Fri morning at 985 mb and then to near 180 nm SE of Middleton
Island at 992 mb Fri night. Its front continues across the Gulf 
this morning.

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PKZ710-161245-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.

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PKZ711-161245-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

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PKZ712-161245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.

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PKZ715-161245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

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PKZ716-161245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

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PKZ714-161245-
Resurrection Bay-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ724-161245-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 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 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

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PKZ725-161245-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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PKZ726-161245-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 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 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

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PKZ720-161245-
Port of Valdez-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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PKZ721-161245-
Valdez Narrows-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ722-161245-
Valdez Arm-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas
3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ723-161245-
Passage Canal-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain
showers.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ730-161245-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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PKZ731-161245-
Barren Islands East-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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PKZ733-161245-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

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PKZ732-161245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt increasing
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

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PKZ734-161245-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.

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PKZ736-161245-
Chiniak Bay-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft.
Rain showers.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ737-161245-
Marmot Bay-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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PKZ738-161245-
Shelikof Strait-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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PKZ742-161245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after
midnight.
Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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PKZ740-161245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft
subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 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...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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PKZ741-161245-
Kachemak Bay-
338 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt except variable 10 kt in the outer bay.
Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 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...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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