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Small Craft Advisory 430, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 15, 2023

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 15, 2023, 4:11 PM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

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The facts

Issued: May 15, 2023, 4:11 PM AKDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2023, 3:11 AM AKDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

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606 
FZAK51 PAFC 160011
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

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.

PKZ197-161345-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front sweeps across Kodiak Island tonight and then dissipates over
the western Gulf Tue.

$$

PKZ710-161345-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ711-161345-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-161345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming W 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-161345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-161345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ714-161345-
Resurrection Bay-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-161345-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-161345-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-161345-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-161345-
Port of Valdez-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-161345-
Valdez Narrows-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-161345-
Valdez Arm-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-161345-
Passage Canal-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-161345-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ731-161345-
Barren Islands East-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-161345-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ732-161345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-161345-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-161345-
Chiniak Bay-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-161345-
Marmot Bay-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ738-161345-
Shelikof Strait-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ742-161345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. N of Anchor Point, NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 
ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming SW 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ740-161345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-161345-
Kachemak Bay-
411 PM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Outer bay, SE wind 30 kt. Inner Bay, SE wind 20 kt. Seas 
2 ft except 5 ft near the outer bay. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

4 follow-up statements

424 
FZAK51 PAFC 161106
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

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.

PKZ197-162345-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure exists across the Gulf through Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-162345-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-162345-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-162345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-162345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ716-162345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-162345-
Resurrection Bay-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-162345-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-162345-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-162345-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-162345-
Port of Valdez-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-162345-
Valdez Narrows-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-162345-
Valdez Arm-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-162345-
Passage Canal-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-162345-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ731-162345-
Barren Islands East-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-162345-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ732-162345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-162345-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ736-162345-
Chiniak Bay-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-162345-
Marmot Bay-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-162345-
Shelikof Strait-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-162345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ740-162345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ741-162345-
Kachemak Bay-
306 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. In
the outer bay, S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

956 
FZAK51 PAFC 161509 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

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.

PKZ197-170330-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure exists across the Gulf through Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-170330-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-170330-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-170330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-170330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ716-170330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-170330-
Resurrection Bay-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-170330-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-170330-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-170330-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-170330-
Port of Valdez-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-170330-
Valdez Narrows-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-170330-
Valdez Arm-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-170330-
Passage Canal-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-170330-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ731-170330-
Barren Islands East-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-170330-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ732-170330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-170330-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ736-170330-
Chiniak Bay-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-170330-
Marmot Bay-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-170330-
Shelikof Strait-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-170330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ740-170330-
Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ741-170330-
Kachemak Bay-
709 AM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas to 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas to 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

540 
FZAK51 PAFC 170016
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

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.

PKZ197-171330-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure exists across the Gulf through Wed afternoon. A
front will move through the Gulf on Thursday. 

$$

PKZ710-171330-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ711-171330-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ712-171330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-171330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ716-171330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-171330-
Resurrection Bay-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-171330-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-171330-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-171330-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-171330-
Port of Valdez-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-171330-
Valdez Narrows-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-171330-
Valdez Arm-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-171330-
Passage Canal-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-171330-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ731-171330-
Barren Islands East-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-171330-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ732-171330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-171330-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-171330-
Chiniak Bay-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-171330-
Marmot Bay-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-171330-
Shelikof Strait-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after
midnight.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ742-171330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ740-171330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-171330-
Kachemak Bay-
416 PM AKDT Tue May 16 2023

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

750 
FZAK51 PAFC 171111
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

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.

PKZ197-180015-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure exists across the Gulf through Thu morning. A front
moves into the Gulf Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-180015-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ711-180015-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ712-180015-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ715-180015-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ716-180015-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ714-180015-
Resurrection Bay-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the morning becoming S 10 
kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-180015-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-180015-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-180015-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-180015-
Port of Valdez-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-180015-
Valdez Narrows-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming N 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-180015-
Valdez Arm-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming NE. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-180015-
Passage Canal-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-180015-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ731-180015-
Barren Islands East-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming NW wind 20 
kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ733-180015-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ732-180015-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ734-180015-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ736-180015-
Chiniak Bay-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-180015-
Marmot Bay-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-180015-
Shelikof Strait-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft 
building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-180015-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-180015-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-180015-
Kachemak Bay-
311 AM AKDT Wed May 17 2023

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas
2 ft, except seas 4 ft in the outer bay.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 15, 5:09 AM AKDT, 11 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 5:09 AM AKDT, 11 hours 2 minutes before

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
509 AM AKDT Mon May 15 2023

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

Southwesterly flow in the upper-levels is beginning to encompass
Southcentral Alaska this morning. A positively tilted trough digs
southward from the Bering Sea into the North Pacific and is
anchored by an upper-level low south of the eastern Aleutian
Chain. The associated surface low is located over the extreme
southern Alaska Peninsula and is entering the eastern Bering. As
such, and with deep southerly flow out ahead of this low, rain is
observed all along Bristol Bay, the Kuskokwim Delta, as well as
the lower to middle Kuskokwim Valley. Meanwhile, an upper-level
ridge extends northeastward from the central Bering to the
northeastern Bering. The Pribilof Islands observe scattered mid-
level clouds/ceilings under mostly westerly flow in the upper-
levels as the ridge axis draws near. The western and central
Aleutians observe mostly northwesterly flow in the upper-levels as
a trough begins to dig southward into the far northwestern Bering
from the Gulf of Anadyr.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

Guidance is in overall good agreement with synoptic features
through the short-term period. There is more agreement now in the
limited eastward extent of precipitation for coastal Southcentral
Alaska on Tuesday as a trough lifts northward through the Gulf to
coast. While places like Cordova will still receive
precipitation, the more enhanced precipitation looks to stay
confined to central and western Prince William Sound. While the
00z GFS, NAM, and ECMWF agree on this idea, the 00z Canadian is
the eastern outlier with bringing more enhanced precipitation into
Cordova. Guidance is also improving on the handling of the
progression of the Bering Sea low as well as it looks to across
the Alaska Peninsula and into the eastern Bering this afternoon.
The forecast challenge remains timing out the more enhanced
bursts of precipitation outside of the upslopes of mountain ranges
for mainland Southwest Alaska.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...VFR conditions will persist. Southeasterly Turnagain Arm
winds will also persist. While gusts will be somewhat lower this
morning, anticipate them picking back up quickly during the middle
to late morning hours. Gusts, like yesterday, could approach 30 kt
before easing up again during the evening and overnight. Again,
like yesterday, there is also an outside chance of getting a
reading or two of around or at 35 kt; but confidence is low for
that. While VFR conditions are anticipated for the TAF period,
there is a chance for light showers Tuesday morning as a front
lifts northward from the southwestern Gulf of Alaska to the
northern Gulf Coast. With this frontal progression, Mid-level flow
looks more southerly as opposed to southeasterly in which case
downslope drying would most likely occur. Thus, given this more
southerly mid-level flow, along with south-southwesterly flow in
the upper- levels, there is opportunity for a few light rain
showers to make their way over the terminal for Tuesday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3:
Today through Wednesday Night)...

A persistent weather pattern will bring yet another day of
generally dry conditions across interior Southcentral and
scattered showers along the coast. South to southeasterly gap
winds through Turnagain Arm, the Knik River Valley, and the Copper
River Basin, will continue, with another peak in the gusts
expected through Monday afternoon and evening before diminishing
Monday night.

By Monday evening, an upper trough and front will move into the
western Gulf of Alaska, with rain overspreading Kodiak Island.
The trough and attendant frontal system moves toward the Kenai
Peninsula for Tuesday morning with increasing low clouds and
areas of light rain likely from coastal Southcentral northwest to
the Susitna Valley. The trough and surface front then begin to
fall apart Tuesday afternoon as both lift northward. Winds behind
the front will transition from a southeasterly gap wind to a
southwesterly up-inlet flow. Any lingering precipitation will
transition to scattered showers, falling mainly along the upslope
areas of the Talkeetna Mountains and Alaska Ranges. Broad
southwest flow and seasonably cool conditions will continue into
Wednesday, except perhaps towards the Copper Basin, where the
upper ridge may begin to build back into place and allow
temperatures to warm into the 60s across interior valleys. High
pressure over the Gulf of Alaska may also produce areas of fog
over the coastal and offshore waters, as well as along the coast
of Kodiak Island for Wednesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
(Days 1 through 3)...

The elongated front currently stretched across Southwestern
Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula is expected to stall as high
pressure remains strongly in place to the east. The tilt of this
front will gradually become slightly more negatively tilted and
may even retrograde some as it interacts with an upstream cut off
low over the Central Aleutians and becomes more cyclonic near
Nunivak Island Tuesday. Cool air sitting across the Bering Sea
could become entrained into the front as these features interact.
Surface observations along the coast, such as Kipnuk, received
snow this morning and while surface temperatures will warm during
the daytime, a generally cool regime is expected for the next
couple days. Tuesday morning could be the coolest day for
Southwestern Alaska, when some locations could see some snowflakes
mix with rain or a transition completely over to snow during the
morning. Accumulations are not expected. The main issue though
will be this lack of forward progression and embedded shortwaves
that would lead to prolonged precipitation and winds across the
Alaska Peninsula and Southwest Alaska for the first half of this
week. The Kuskokwim Delta, northern Bristol Bay area, and the
windward side of the Alaska Peninsula will see the highest amounts
of precipitation during this time due to onshore, upslope flow. A
degree of downsloping along the lee of the Aleutian Mountains
will keep storm totals reduced on the northern side of the Alaska
Peninsula to King Salmon. Tuesday night through Wednesday,
precipitation will gradually become less widespread, but model
agreement begins to decrease around this timeframe.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Thursday through
Sunday)...

Forecast confidence for the extended period continues to be lower
than average. However, there look to be no major concerns during
this time frame.

Diving a bit more deeply into model talk, disagreement seems to
center around how quickly a ridge in the far western Bering
weakens on Thursday, and how the upper level low behind it will
interact with two other upper level features converging just south
of Mainland Alaska: a broad low extending across much of Western
Alaska and into the North Pacific, as well as a low lifting north
into the eastern Gulf. There is decent agreement between the
Canadian and ECWMF models that the ridge will be strong enough to
prevent the low behind the ridge from interacting with the other
two features. The GFS is an outlier in weakening the ridge enough
that all three features interact. As this major model
disagreement occurs early in the extended period on Thursday,
model agreement continually worsens through Sunday.

Still, a few general ideas can be gleaned even with poor model
agreement. Models seem to agree on ridging across Eastern Alaska
through at least Saturday; though confidence is low, there is a
potential for thunderstorms to form in the Eastern Alaska interior
on Friday and Saturday as shortwaves move along the ridge.
Meanwhile, southeasterly flow will likely lead to showers along
the north Gulf coast. There is greater uncertainty for Southwest
Alaska and the Bering/Aleutians. Going with the Canadian and ECMWF
consensus, a broad surface low south of Kodiak/Alaska Peninsula
will likely lead to northerly winds across the region and showers
moving into the Aleutians.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DAN
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CQ
LONG TERM...KC

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 3:17 PM AKDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
317 PM AKDT MON MAY 15 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0911 AM     FLOOD            NULL                    62.11N 145.53W
05/15/2023                   COPPER RIVER       AK   PUBLIC

            ROADS UNDERWATER, SEWERS FLOODING, PUBLIC
            BUILDING AND RESIDENCES FLOODING IN
            GLENNALLEN.

&&

NS

Local storm report, May 15, 3:22 PM AKDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
322 PM AKDT MON MAY 15 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     FLOOD            NAPAIMUTE               61.53N 158.68W
05/15/2023                   BETHEL             AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            FLOODING, WATER OVER RUNWAY AND UP TO 4FT
            INTO THE HANGER. HOUSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
            ARE NOT CURRENTLY INUNDATED, BUT WATER IS UP
            TO HOUSES AND/OR SURROUNDING STRUCTURES.

&&

NS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 15, 4:03 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	22 hr
May 15, 4:03 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	22 hr
May 15, 6:08 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	15 hr
May 16, 3:06 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
May 16, 3:12 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	11 hr
May 16, 8:26 AM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	10 hr
May 16, 9:54 AM AKDT	Flood Watch	AFC	4 days
May 16, 1:45 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.