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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 7, 2026, 3:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 72 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 7, 2026, 3:37 PM AKST (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2026, 3:24 PM AKST
- In force
- 72 hr
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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. $$
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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| 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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