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Gale Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2026, 3:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 7, 2026, 3:37 PM AKST (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2026, 3:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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656 FZAK51 PAFC 080037 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 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. PKZ197-081330- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 60 nm S of Cape Suckling moves to 60 nm S of Yakutat at 995 mb by Thu morning before dissipating. A front from a 946 mb low out west rises into the N Gulf by Friday morning. A 965 mb low forms 80 nm E of Chiniak Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-081330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ711-081330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ712-081330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ715-081330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ716-081330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ714-081330- Resurrection Bay- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-081330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-081330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-081330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-081330- Port of Valdez- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-081330- Valdez Narrows- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-081330- Valdez Arm- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-081330- Passage Canal- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-081330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-081330- Barren Islands East- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ733-081330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ732-081330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-081330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-081330- Chiniak Bay- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-081330- Marmot Bay- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-081330- Shelikof Strait- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-081330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-081330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-081330- Kachemak Bay- 337 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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388 FZAK51 PAFC 081302 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-090200- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 mb low 130 nm E of Middleton Island remains nearly stationary and dissipates this afternoon. A 967 mb North Pacific low elongates as it moves to 260 nm S of Sitkinak Island at 972 mb Sat morning. A secondary 963 mb low develops along its front 90 nm SE of Kodiak City Fri afternoon and moves inland of the Kenai Peninsula Sat morning. A series of fronts lift across the Gulf through Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-090200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ711-090200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ712-090200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ715-090200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ716-090200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-090200- Resurrection Bay- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-090200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-090200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-090200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-090200- Port of Valdez- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-090200- Valdez Narrows- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-090200- Valdez Arm- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-090200- Passage Canal- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-090200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-090200- Barren Islands East- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ733-090200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-090200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt except NE 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-090200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-090200- Chiniak Bay- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-090200- Marmot Bay- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-090200- Shelikof Strait- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-090200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-090200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-090200- Kachemak Bay- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
500 FZAK51 PAFC 090052 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-091400- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 mb low 275 NM SE of Chignik elongates as it moves to 160 nm S of Island at 972 mb Fri afternoon. A secondary 963 mb low develops along its front 125 nm SW of Middleton Island Fri afternoon and moves inland on the Kenai Peninsula Sat. $$ PKZ710-091400- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ711-091400- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ712-091400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ715-091400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-091400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-091400- Resurrection Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming Variable wind 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-091400- Northwest Prince William Sound- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-091400- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-091400- Southwest Prince William Sound- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-091400- Port of Valdez- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-091400- Valdez Narrows- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-091400- Valdez Arm- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-091400- Passage Canal- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-091400- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-091400- Barren Islands East- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-091400- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-091400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt except NE 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-091400- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-091400- Chiniak Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-091400- Marmot Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-091400- Shelikof Strait- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-091400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-091400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-091400- Kachemak Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
373 FZAK51 PAFC 091305 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-100200- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low near 250 nm SE of Chignik elongates as it moves to 160 nm S of Sitkinak Island at 962 mb this afternoon. A secondary 963 mb low develops along its front 110 nm E of Kodiak City this afternoon and moves inland of the Kenai Peninsula Sat. The parent low then moves to 110 nm SE of Montague Island at 984 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-100200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ711-100200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-100200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-100200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-100200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-100200- Resurrection Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-100200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-100200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-100200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-100200- Port of Valdez- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-100200- Valdez Narrows- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-100200- Valdez Arm- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-100200- Passage Canal- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-100200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-100200- Barren Islands East- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-100200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-100200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-100200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-100200- Chiniak Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-100200- Marmot Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-100200- Shelikof Strait- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-100200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-100200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Snow. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-100200- Kachemak Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
083 FZAK51 PAFC 100019 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-101400- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low 160 nm S of Cape Cleare lifts across the Kenai Peninsula Sat morning at 970 mb. A 972 mb low enters the Gulf 325 nm S of Cordova Sat afternoon, then lifts inland near Cordova at 980 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-101400- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ711-101400- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ712-101400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ715-101400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ716-101400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-101400- Resurrection Bay- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-101400- Northwest Prince William Sound- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-101400- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-101400- Southwest Prince William Sound- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-101400- Port of Valdez- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-101400- Valdez Narrows- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-101400- Valdez Arm- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-101400- Passage Canal- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-101400- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-101400- Barren Islands East- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-101400- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ732-101400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ734-101400- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ736-101400- Chiniak Bay- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-101400- Marmot Bay- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-101400- Shelikof Strait- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-101400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-101400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-101400- Kachemak Bay- 319 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
848 FZAK51 PAFC 100346 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 Coastal waters forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-101630- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low 160 nm S of Cape Cleare lifts across the Kenai Peninsula Sat morning at 970 mb. A 972 mb low enters the Gulf 325 nm S of Cordova Sat afternoon, then lifts inland near Cordova at 980 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-101630- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ711-101630- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ712-101630- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ715-101630- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ716-101630- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-101630- Resurrection Bay- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-101630- Northwest Prince William Sound- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-101630- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-101630- Southwest Prince William Sound- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-101630- Port of Valdez- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-101630- Valdez Narrows- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-101630- Valdez Arm- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Near Bligh Reef, NE wind 45 kt become SE after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Near Bligh Reef, SE wind 40 kt early diminishing to 25kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-101630- Passage Canal- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-101630- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-101630- Barren Islands East- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-101630- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ732-101630- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ734-101630- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ736-101630- Chiniak Bay- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-101630- Marmot Bay- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-101630- Shelikof Strait- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-101630- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-101630- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-101630- Kachemak Bay- 646 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
801 FZAK51 PAFC 100605 AAB CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-101915- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low 160 nm S of Cape Cleare lifts across the Kenai Peninsula Sat morning at 970 mb. A 972 mb low enters the Gulf 325 nm S of Cordova Sat afternoon, then lifts inland near Cordova at 980 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-101915- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ711-101915- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ712-101915- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ715-101915- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ716-101915- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ714-101915- Resurrection Bay- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-101915- Northwest Prince William Sound- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-101915- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-101915- Southwest Prince William Sound- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-101915- Port of Valdez- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-101915- Valdez Narrows- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-101915- Valdez Arm- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Near Bligh Reef, NE wind 45 kt become SE after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Near Bligh Reef, SE wind 40 kt early diminishing to 25kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-101915- Passage Canal- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-101915- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-101915- Barren Islands East- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-101915- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ732-101915- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ734-101915- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ736-101915- Chiniak Bay- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-101915- Marmot Bay- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-101915- Shelikof Strait- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-101915- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-101915- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-101915- Kachemak Bay- 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
585 FZAK51 PAFC 101226 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-110100- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low 70 nm S of Seward moves inland of the Kenai Peninsula through this morning. A 968 mb North Pacific low near 290 nm Sitkinak Island moves to 80 nm E of Seward at 983 mb Sun morning. This low elongates as it moves inland of Western Prince William Sound through Sun morning. Another North Pacific low lifts to 130 nm SE of Yakutat at 987 mb Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-110100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ711-110100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ712-110100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ715-110100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. and rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming variable 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ716-110100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ714-110100- Resurrection Bay- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-110100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-110100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-110100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-110100- Port of Valdez- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-110100- Valdez Narrows- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-110100- Valdez Arm- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt early diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-110100- Passage Canal- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-110100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-110100- Barren Islands East- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-110100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ732-110100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...Wind N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ734-110100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt except NE 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ736-110100- Chiniak Bay- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-110100- Marmot Bay- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-110100- Shelikof Strait- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-110100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-110100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-110100- Kachemak Bay- 326 AM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except W 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
086 FZAK51 PAFC 110024 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 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. PKZ197-111300- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low 220 nm S of Middleton Island moves to 85 nm SE of Middleton Island at 980 mb by Sun morning then dissipates. Its front in the Northern Gulf moves inland by Sun afternoon. An elongated 978 mb low moves to 330 nm SW of Sitka then to 360 nm S of Middleton Island at 980 mb by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ710-111300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ711-111300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ712-111300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ715-111300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ716-111300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ714-111300- Resurrection Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-111300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-111300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-111300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-111300- Port of Valdez- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-111300- Valdez Narrows- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-111300- Valdez Arm- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-111300- Passage Canal- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-111300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-111300- Barren Islands East- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ733-111300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ732-111300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...Wind N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ734-111300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ736-111300- Chiniak Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-111300- Marmot Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-111300- Shelikof Strait- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-111300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-111300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...S wind 20 kt. .THU...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-111300- Kachemak Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
079 FZAK51 PAFC 111237 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-120130- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 mb low 40 nm NW of Middleton Island remains nearly stationary and elongates through Mon afternoon as it weakens to 995 mb. This low dissipates through Mon night. A 982 mb North Pacific low lifts to 130 nm SE of Yakutat at 985 mb Mon morning. This low moves inland of Yakutat through Mon afternoon. A 991 mb North Pacific low mid-morning Mon lifts to 150 nm SE of Kodiak City at 996 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-120130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ711-120130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ712-120130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ715-120130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ716-120130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ714-120130- Resurrection Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-120130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-120130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-120130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-120130- Port of Valdez- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-120130- Valdez Narrows- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-120130- Valdez Arm- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-120130- Passage Canal- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-120130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-120130- Barren Islands East- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ733-120130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ732-120130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ734-120130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ736-120130- Chiniak Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ737-120130- Marmot Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-120130- Shelikof Strait- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-120130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-120130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...S wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-120130- Kachemak Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
163 FZAK51 PAFC 120058 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 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. PKZ197-121415- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 mb low 170 nm SW of Port Alexander moves inland near Yakutat by Mon morning. Weak circulations move into the Gulf through Tue morning. A 971 mb low arrives 240 nm SW of Sitka by Tue afternoon. Its front moves into the N Gulf by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-121415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ711-121415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. and rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ712-121415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ715-121415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ716-121415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ714-121415- Resurrection Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-121415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-121415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-121415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-121415- Port of Valdez- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-121415- Valdez Narrows- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-121415- Valdez Arm- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Near Bligh Reef, S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-121415- Passage Canal- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-121415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-121415- Barren Islands East- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ733-121415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ732-121415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ734-121415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ736-121415- Chiniak Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-121415- Marmot Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-121415- Shelikof Strait- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-121415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-121415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...S wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ741-121415- Kachemak Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Jan 11 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
105 FZAK51 PAFC 121152 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-130100- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of weak low pressure circulations move into the Gulf through Tue morning. A 973 mb North Pacific low 350 nm S of Middleton Island Tue afternoon moves to 150 nm SE of Middleton Island at 969 mb Tue night. This low moves inland of the north Gulf Coast through Wed morning. $$ PKZ710-130100- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ711-130100- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ712-130100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ715-130100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ716-130100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ714-130100- Resurrection Bay- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-130100- Northwest Prince William Sound- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-130100- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-130100- Southwest Prince William Sound- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-130100- Port of Valdez- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-130100- Valdez Narrows- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-130100- Valdez Arm- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-130100- Passage Canal- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-130100- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-130100- Barren Islands East- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ733-130100- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ732-130100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ734-130100- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ736-130100- Chiniak Bay- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-130100- Marmot Bay- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-130100- Shelikof Strait- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-130100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-130100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ741-130100- Kachemak Bay- 252 AM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft except 4 ft in the outer bay. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft except 5 ft in the outer bay. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
070 FZAK51 PAFC 122352 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 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. PKZ197-131300- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of weak troughs move into the Gulf through Tue morning. A 973 mb North Pacific low 350 nm S of Middleton Island Tue afternoon moves to 150 nm SE of Middleton Island at 969 mb Tue night. This low moves inland of the north Gulf Coast through Wed morning. A strong front lifts across Kodiak Island into Cook Inland Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-131300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ711-131300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ712-131300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ715-131300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ716-131300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ714-131300- Resurrection Bay- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .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. $$ PKZ724-131300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-131300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-131300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-131300- Port of Valdez- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND 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. $$ PKZ721-131300- Valdez Narrows- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-131300- Valdez Arm- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Near Bligh Reef, SE 15 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-131300- Passage Canal- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-131300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .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 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-131300- Barren Islands East- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ733-131300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ732-131300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ734-131300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...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...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ736-131300- Chiniak Bay- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-131300- Marmot Bay- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-131300- Shelikof Strait- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-131300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-131300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. .WED...S wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ741-131300- Kachemak Bay- 252 PM AKST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
457 FZAK51 PAFC 131206 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-140100- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb low 40 nm S of Sitkinak Island remains nearly stationary and dissipates this evening. A 977 mb North Pacific 350 nm S of Middleton Island this afternoon moves to 160 nm SE of Middleton Island at 973 mb this evening. This low moves inland of the north Gulf Coast through Wed morning. A strong front enters the southwest Gulf Wed evening and lifts to the northwest Gulf by Thu morning. $$ 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. $$ PKZ741-140100- Kachemak Bay- 306 AM AKST Tue Jan 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jan 7, 5:46 AM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 5:46 AM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 546 AM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... The end is in sight for the long duration, widespread snow for most of the region. The surface low is currently south of Hinchinbrook Island and will continue to slowly move southeast through the day today. Blizzard conditions are likely reaching their peak intensity for Whittier early this morning and winds will slowly decrease over the next 24 hours as the low moves away and dissipates. For today, snow will taper off from west to east, with the west facing mountain ranges and the Central Chugach having lingering light snow through midday to late afternoon. Temperatures are likely to fall through the day today as the cold airmass moves into the area. Things will bottom out Thursday morning with many areas reaching 15 to 30 below, and the Copper Valley dropping to 40 below once again. Our focus then shifts to a strong front and inverted trough moving into the Gulf Thursday with the low center south of Kodiak on Friday. With this front, a Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for Kodiak Island from 3pm Thursday to 3pm Friday for Blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty with the orientation of the front and overall low track, particularly in how this will relate to the thermodynamic profile. There is high confidence that the onset of the event will have blizzard conditions due to the very cold airmass out in front of the system/front. As time goes on, any northwest progression of the front will introduce warm air and cause a mix or rain throughout the event. For the rest of the region, a whole myriad of potential impacts are expected. Along the coastal mountain ranges and their respective Fjord dwelling communities, light to moderate snow and north winds are expected to develop Thursday evening, continuing through Friday. Blizzard conditions are looking likely for Thompson Pass by Friday morning. For the Cook Inlet regions and Mat-Su, north winds developing first on the western Kenai and then moving north will loft our newly fallen, low density snow. Additional very light snow is likely Friday as the front moves overhead, but generally conditions will be downsloped until later in the week. Temperatures will warm by late Friday and Saturday, feeling downright balmy after our long duration cold snap. This system, and it's impacts will continue through the weekend, so stay tuned to the forecast. -CJ && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... Key Messages: * Bitterly cold air temperatures and wind chills expected across Southwest Alaska, with this event likely to be colder and more widespread than previous cold air outbreaks. The Cold Weather Advisory has been upgraded to an Extreme Cold Warning. * The Winter Storm Watch for the Pribilofs has been upgraded to a Blizzard Warning today through Thursday afternoon. Saint George Island is expected to receive the brunt of the snow and winds. * A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the southern Alaska Peninsula, primarily for False Pass, King Cove, and Sand Point. Snow and blowing snow expected this afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Adak, Atka and Unalaska for possible Blizzard conditions Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. * Arctic air and gusty winds will bring potential for extreme freezing spray along the ice edge. The upper-level arctic trough remains firmly entrenched over the interior of western Alaska. This has brought a sudden return to bitterly cold temperatures and wind chill from the Kuskokwim Delta south to the Alaska Peninsula. This airmass will remain in place through Friday with temperatures continuing to drop over the next 48 hours. An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect from Wednesday evening through Saturday evening, though there is potential for frigid temperatures and wind chills to linger for longer. With the push of a secondary front, snow and gusty winds move over the Southern Alaska Peninsula. Snow and blowing snow are expected from Sand Point west to False Pass. Highest snow amounts are expected for False Pass and King Cove, with total snow amounts of 6 to 10 inches possible. Cold Bay and Sand Point may see up to 3 inches of snow accumulation. The heaviest snow is expected to taper off through Thursday afternoon, through light snow and gusty winds may continue through Thursday night, reducing visibilities at times. Cold northerly air plunges south behind the low over the Central and Eastern Aleutians Thursday night. Gale force to storm force wind gusts behind the low, along with a switch back to snow, may allow for blizzard conditions for Adak, Atka, and Unalaska Thursday night into Friday morning. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches possible. A Blizzard Watch has been issued to highlight this possibility. Stay tuned for further updates. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Friday through Monday)... No major changes to the previous discussion: An Arctic air mass will be in place across much of the southern Mainland at the start of the period on Friday, with a deep upper level low initially centered over Southcentral. A narrow ridge will likely be in place across parts of the Bering Sea, extending from the North Pacific into parts of Northeast Russia and Kamchatka. A frontal system associated with a low moving south of Atka will bring strong easterly winds and rain/snow south of the Bering ridge along much of the Aleutian Chain on Thursday, changing back to snow from west to east along the Chain through Friday as the front slides back to south and colder air drives south across the Bering. Strong northeast surface winds will likely be ongoing along the Southwest Coast and out across much of the Bering Sea as a strong north-south pressure gradient combines with strong westerly cold advection of Arctic air from Southwest. This will likely support areas of heavy freezing spray across the eastern Bering Sea, especially within close proximity to the sea ice edge until winds begin to weaken and turn more northerly on Friday. A very active pattern is likely to continue through the weekend as the upper level pattern amplifies with time. The upper low/trough over Southcentral will retrograde west through the weekend, becoming part of a deepening longwave trough setting up across the Bering and Aleutians. At the same time, a longwave ridge will develop downstream of the main upper trough, building steadily into the eastern Gulf and Southeast through Sunday. This will put Southcentral squarely within the prevailing storm track between the very cold Arctic air building over northern/western Alaska and the much warmer Pacific air and high pressure building into the Gulf and Southeast. This could extend a period of major volatility in temperatures and precipitation already getting started this week for part of Southcentral and along the western Alaska Range in Southwest Alaska into the weekend. Multiple large swings between periods of cold temperatures and drier conditions and warmer temperatures with light to moderate snow will be possible as a series of lows move north into the region within a corridor of southerly flow setting up between the ridge to the southeast and trough to the northwest. Meanwhile, most of Southwest will stay colder and drier through the weekend as the Arctic air mass remains entrenched in place. Much of the Aleutian Chain could see periods of ocean-effect snow showers through Monday as cold air streaming south modifies and picks up moisture from the warmer ocean surface. -AS/TM && .AVIATION... PANC...Conditions should improve quickly to VFR this morning though some lingering north winds may continue drifting snow through around noon today. &&
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 1:48 PM AKST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 148 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 AKZ785-081500- Eastern Aleutians- Including the cities of Unalaska, Akutan, and Nikolski 148 PM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... Rain Thursday will change to snow showers by late Thursday night or early Friday morning as temperatures fall back into the lower 30s. Winds will also shift to the north with gusts of 40 to 50 mph possible through Friday. The combination of any persistent bands of snow showers and gusty winds may reduce visibilities to as low as one half mile at times. Occasional snow showers and gusty winds may continue into early Saturday.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:51 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:51 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 8, 5:23 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | Copper River Census Area, Kenai Peninsula | 64 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:23 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Matanuska-Susitna | 3 days |
| Jan 8, 12:45 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Chugach Census Area, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna | 17 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 2:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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