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Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 13, 2026, 3:06 AM AKST. It was in force for 61 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 13, 2026, 3:06 AM AKST (12:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2026, 3:37 PM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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457 FZAK51 PAFC 131206 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 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. PKZ197-140100- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb low 40 nm S of Sitkinak Island remains nearly stationary and dissipates this evening. A 977 mb North Pacific 350 nm S of Middleton Island this afternoon moves to 160 nm SE of Middleton Island at 973 mb this evening. This low moves inland of the north Gulf Coast through Wed morning. A strong front enters the southwest Gulf Wed evening and lifts to the northwest Gulf by Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-140100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ711-140100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ712-140100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ715-140100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ716-140100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ714-140100- Resurrection Bay- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-140100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-140100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-140100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-140100- Port of Valdez- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-140100- Valdez Narrows- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-140100- Valdez Arm- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-140100- Passage Canal- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-140100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-140100- Barren Islands East- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ733-140100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-140100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ734-140100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ736-140100- Chiniak Bay- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-140100- Marmot Bay- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-140100- Shelikof Strait- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-140100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-140100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-140100- Kachemak Bay- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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056 FZAK51 PAFC 140013 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-141300- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A North Pacific low 360 nm south of Yakutat this afternoon moves to 30 nm west of Yakutat Wed morning. A low 70 nm southwest of Kodiak Tue afternoon moves to 40 nm south of Seward Wed morning. A strong front enters the southwest Gulf Wed evening and lifts to the northwest Gulf by Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-141300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-141300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-141300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-141300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow with rain. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-141300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-141300- Resurrection Bay- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-141300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-141300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-141300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-141300- Port of Valdez- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-141300- Valdez Narrows- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-141300- Valdez Arm- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-141300- Passage Canal- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-141300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-141300- Barren Islands East- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-141300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-141300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-141300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. and rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-141300- Chiniak Bay- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-141300- Marmot Bay- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-141300- Shelikof Strait- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-141300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-141300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .WED...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-141300- Kachemak Bay- 313 PM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
515 FZAK51 PAFC 141149 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 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. PKZ197-150030- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 mb low in Prince William Sound moves inland of Southcentral Alaska through this afternoon. A 999 mb low 220 nm SW of Kodiak City moves to 100 nm SW of Seward at 1015 mb this evening. This low dissipates Thu morning. A strong front enters the southwestern Gulf late tonight and lifts to the northern Gulf Coast Thu morning. This front lingers along the coast through Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-150030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-150030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-150030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-150030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-150030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-150030- Resurrection Bay- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-150030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-150030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-150030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-150030- Port of Valdez- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-150030- Valdez Narrows- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-150030- Valdez Arm- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-150030- Passage Canal- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-150030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-150030- Barren Islands East- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-150030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-150030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-150030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening. Wind SE 35 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 15 kt in the evening. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-150030- Chiniak Bay- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-150030- Marmot Bay- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-150030- Shelikof Strait- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and freezing rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-150030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-150030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Snow. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ741-150030- Kachemak Bay- 249 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
553 FZAK51 PAFC 141953 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 Coastal waters forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-150415- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 mb low in Prince William Sound moves inland of Southcentral Alaska through this afternoon. A 999 mb low 220 nm SW of Kodiak City moves to 100 nm SW of Seward at 1015 mb this evening. This low dissipates Thu morning. A strong front enters the southwestern Gulf late tonight and lifts to the northern Gulf Coast Thu morning. This front lingers along the coast through Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-150415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-150415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-150415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-150415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-150415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-150415- Resurrection Bay- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt during the morning. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-150415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-150415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-150415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-150415- Port of Valdez- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-150415- Valdez Narrows- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-150415- Valdez Arm- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-150415- Passage Canal- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-150415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-150415- Barren Islands East- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-150415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-150415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-150415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening. Wind SE 35 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 15 kt in the evening. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-150415- Chiniak Bay- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-150415- Marmot Bay- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-150415- Shelikof Strait- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and freezing rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-150415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-150415- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Snow. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ741-150415- Kachemak Bay- 1053 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
031 FZAK51 PAFC 142001 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 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. PKZ197-150445- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 mb low in Prince William Sound moves inland of Southcentral Alaska through this afternoon. A 999 mb low 220 nm SW of Kodiak City moves to 100 nm SW of Seward at 1015 mb this evening. This low dissipates Thu morning. A strong front enters the southwestern Gulf late tonight and lifts to the northern Gulf Coast Thu morning. This front lingers along the coast through Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-150445- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-150445- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-150445- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-150445- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-150445- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-150445- Resurrection Bay- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft late. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-150445- Northwest Prince William Sound- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-150445- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-150445- Southwest Prince William Sound- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-150445- Port of Valdez- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-150445- Valdez Narrows- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-150445- Valdez Arm- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-150445- Passage Canal- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-150445- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-150445- Barren Islands East- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-150445- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-150445- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-150445- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening. Wind SE 35 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 15 kt in the evening. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-150445- Chiniak Bay- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-150445- Marmot Bay- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-150445- Shelikof Strait- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and freezing rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-150445- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-150445- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Snow. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ741-150445- Kachemak Bay- 1101 AM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
235 FZAK51 PAFC 150020 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-151300- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 mb low 25 nm E of Kodiak Island moves over the Kenai Peninsula and dissipates by Thu morning. Its front lifts along the Gulf coast through Fri afternoon. Another front moves into the western Gulf Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-151300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt early, becoming SE 30 kt overnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-151300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt early, shifting to SE 25 kt during the evening. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-151300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt early, becoming SE 25 kt during the evening. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-151300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-151300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt overnight. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-151300- Resurrection Bay- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt overnight. Gusts to 30 kt overnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. .THU and THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-151300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-151300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt early, becoming SE wind 25 kt overnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-151300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt early, becoming SE wind 15 kt overnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-151300- Port of Valdez- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-151300- Valdez Narrows- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt early, becoming N 15 kt overnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-151300- Valdez Arm- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt early, becoming E 15 kt overnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft overnight. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-151300- Passage Canal- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-151300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 40 kt increasing to E 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-151300- Barren Islands East- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-151300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-151300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-151300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-151300- Chiniak Bay- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-151300- Marmot Bay- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and freezing rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-151300- Shelikof Strait- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-151300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt early, diminishing to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming N 25 kt late. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-151300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt early, diminishing to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming N 15 kt after midnight. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-151300- Kachemak Bay- 320 PM AKST Wed Jan 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
654 FZAK51 PAFC 151225 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 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. PKZ197-160100- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front from a N Pacific low lifts along the Gulf coast through Fri afternoon. Another front moves into the western Gulf Fri night. $$ PKZ710-160100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-160100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ712-160100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-160100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-160100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-160100- Resurrection Bay- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-160100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-160100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-160100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-160100- Port of Valdez- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-160100- Valdez Narrows- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-160100- Valdez Arm- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-160100- Passage Canal- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-160100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-160100- Barren Islands East- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-160100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-160100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-160100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 25 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-160100- Chiniak Bay- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-160100- Marmot Bay- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-160100- Shelikof Strait- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-160100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-160100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-160100- Kachemak Bay- 325 AM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
967 FZAK51 PAFC 160037 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-161345- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front from a N Pacific low lifts along the Gulf coast through Fri afternoon. Another front moves into the western Gulf Fri night and continues north through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-161345- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-161345- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-161345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-161345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-161345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-161345- Resurrection Bay- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt shifting to N 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-161345- Northwest Prince William Sound- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-161345- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-161345- Southwest Prince William Sound- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt early, shifting to SW 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-161345- Port of Valdez- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-161345- Valdez Narrows- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-161345- Valdez Arm- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-161345- Passage Canal- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt shifting to W 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-161345- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt early, diminishing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-161345- Barren Islands East- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt early, becoming SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-161345- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-161345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-161345- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-161345- Chiniak Bay- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-161345- Marmot Bay- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-161345- Shelikof Strait- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-161345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-161345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-161345- Kachemak Bay- 337 PM AKST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Jan 12, 4:25 PM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 4:25 PM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 425 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... The short term forecast for Southcentral begins with ridging in the Gulf of Alaska. This is allowing for lighter winds and clearer skies across the mainland. However, some areas of cloud cover remains, which may allow for overnight temperatures to remain above zero. A low arrives into the Gulf by Tuesday, which will bring gusty winds and precipitation to the coast. The low looks to take an eastern track, onshoring somewhere around Yakutat. Confidence in this scenario is increasing which is a change from yesterday's thinking which had the low track more to the west. With the east track, snowfall across the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, and the Mat-Su Valley is expected to be on the lesser side (2 to 3 inches). Most snowfall will fall in Eastern Prince William Sound including Valdez and Thompson Pass. Gusty winds are also possible in Thompson Pass, which could cause some blowing and drifting snow at times. After the low passes, a trailing trough will allow for more snow chances on Wednesday morning of a similar intensity as Tuesday's event. Wind speeds will also increase as the front from the trough lifts onshore. After this point by Wednesday evening, some ridging builds into the Gulf, which will decrease winds and precipitation chances. This will be short lived as an atmospheric river rises into Southcentral. A low will coincide with this atmospheric river and will move somewhere west of Kodiak Island. There is much uncertainty with this event, but what is known is that much warmer air will rise into Southcentral, likely driving temperatures into the positive 30s and potentially even the 40s by the end of the week. Heavy precipitation is also likely with this event, but it is not clear exactly what type of precipitation that will be. -JAR && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today through Wednesday)... Key Messages: * A resurgence of cold air will bring bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills to Southwest Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula through about Thursday. Cold Weather Advisories and Extreme Cold Warnings are in effect. * Gusty northerly winds and snow showers continue across the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands through midweek, leading to periods of minor visibility reductions in blowing snow. * As early as late Wednesday night, an incoming warm and wet storm system could bring the potential for freezing rain and rain to parts of the Alaska Peninsula and Southwest Alaska. ...Active Advisories and Warnings... * A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Central Aleutians until 9AM Thursday. * An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for the western Kuskokwim Valley until 6PM AKST Thursday. * An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for the central Alaska Peninsula including Port Heiden until 6PM AKST Thursday. * A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect from the southern Alaska Peninsula to mainland Southwest Alaska until 6PM AKST Thursday. Discussion: Aloft, the western domain continues to be comprised of a lifting arctic trough over mainland Alaska and a ridge anchored over the Western Bering Sea, with the mean zonal flow oriented almost north to south. Embedded in this flow is a weak shortwave dropping southward and nearing the Pribilof Islands this afternoon, with a wave of low pressure forming at the surface west of the Pribilof Islands and moving southward towards the Central Aleutians. This system makes its way to the Adak area Tuesday morning. On the heels of this low is a secondary 500 mb shortwave dropping southward from the Bering Strait to west of the Pribilofs, and then southward to the Central Aleutians. All model guidance suggests this system will be somewhat stronger than the first, and thus will be the more impactful of the two for blowing snow concerns. The bigger story here is that another arctic trough at around this time begins to dig southward, which will reinforce a bitterly cold airmass across the western domain. This airmass will be fairly short lived, however, as the trough takes a more positive tilt and becomes situated west of intense ridging building over the Gulf, which will set the stage for a potential atmospheric river event heading into Thursday. This would dramatically warm temperatures to near or above freezing across Southwest Alaska due to warm air advection that would accompany the low, which in turn would introduce precipitation type issues. A large amount of precipitation would also fall due to the large fetch of moisture being brought up from the tropics and subtropics. There is still much uncertainty with this scenario, but the signal is there for a signficiant pattern change heading into late week. -AM/KC && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Friday through Monday)... The long term forecast begins with an amplified pattern over much of Alaska. A broad trough will be in place over the central Bering on Friday with strong southerly flow downstream of the trough, extending from the North Pacific up into Southcentral Alaska. Potential impacts from this atmospheric river will entail gusty winds into the northern Gulf coast and Prince William Sound, widespread rain showers into the coast, heavy snow at higher elevations, and a significant warm up in temperatures across all of Southcentral. The amplified pattern begins to break down on Saturday with a ridge of high pressure building over the eastern Bering and Southwest Alaska. A deepening trough west of the Aleutians will serve to reinforce downstream ridging through the end of the long term period early next week. Models continue to exhibit small differences with the overall strength and track of the low Thursday into Friday, and there is still potential for changes to the forecast over the next 48 hours. However, overall confidence is increasing that the strongest winds will occur offshore of the Southcentral Coast from Kayak Island into Prince William Sound. Gales with gusts to 50+ knots are currently forecast. If the low on Thursday takes a track further north, the potential would increase for high winds through the Eastern Turnagain Arm lower elevations. Currently, the highest inland winds are forecast to remain over the mountains. One last area of concern will be across the Central Aleutians early on Friday. A vigorous area of low pressure is progged to lift into the region with the potential for hurricane force gusts. This low is followed up with a large frontal system into the western Bering and Aleutians Sunday into Monday. -BL && .AVIATION... PANC...Drier air continues to work in aloft from the southwest this afternoon as surface winds remain light and out of the north to northeast. VFR ceilings will continue into the late this evening. A shortwave lifts northward across the Gulf overnight bringing a return to MVFR conditions. Light snow begins near 15Z Tuesday and continues through 00Z Wednesday. After a break Wednesday evening, light snow returns 12Z Wednesday and continues into 00Z Thursday. &&
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 9:53 PM AKST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 953 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 AKZ771-772-131500- Kodiak Island Northeast-Kodiak Island Southwest- Including the cities of Kodiak City, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Old Harbor, Akhiok, Karluk, and Larsen Bay 953 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... An area of low pressure moving north along the eastern coast of Kodiak Island overnight will bring a round of snow and gusty winds through Tuesday. Snow falling Monday evening will become steadier overnight before tapering off Tuesday morning. Winds will also increase overnight and Tuesday morning with gusts up to 25 mph possible. Visibilities may drop to as low as one mile or less at times due to the combination of snow and gusty winds.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 3:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:06 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:09 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:15 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:45 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Chugach Census Area, Matanuska-Susitna | 27 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:31 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Kenai Peninsula | 26 hr |
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