FZAK51 PAFC 161141 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 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. PKZ197-170000- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough in the southwestern Gulf strengthens to a 1008 mb low near Kodiak City Thu afternoon. It moves to 35 nm SW of Cordova at 1007 mb Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-170000- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-170000- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-170000- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ715-170000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-170000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-170000- Resurrection Bay- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-170000- Northwest Prince William Sound- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-170000- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-170000- Southwest Prince William Sound- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-170000- Port of Valdez- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-170000- Valdez Narrows- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-170000- Valdez Arm- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-170000- Passage Canal- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-170000- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-170000- Barren Islands East- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-170000- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-170000- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-170000- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ736-170000- Chiniak Bay- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-170000- Marmot Bay- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-170000- Shelikof Strait- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ742-170000- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-170000- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ741-170000- Kachemak Bay- 341 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$