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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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.

PKZ197-032330-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
High pressure persists over the Gulf of Alaska through Thu
afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-032330-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ711-032330-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ712-032330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ715-032330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-032330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ714-032330-
Resurrection Bay-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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

$$

PKZ724-032330-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-032330-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-032330-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-032330-
Port of Valdez-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-032330-
Valdez Narrows-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-032330-
Valdez Arm-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-032330-
Passage Canal-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-032330-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ731-032330-
Barren Islands East-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ733-032330-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ732-032330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ734-032330-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ736-032330-
Chiniak Bay-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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

$$

PKZ737-032330-
Marmot Bay-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-032330-
Shelikof Strait-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ742-032330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ740-032330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ741-032330-
Kachemak Bay-
232 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft
building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$