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FZAK51 PAFC 141154
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ197-150030-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 mb low 230 nm E of Kodiak City tracks inland over Yukon by
Tue afternoon. A 967 mb low 90 nm SE of Cape Sarichef Wed morning
tracks to near Marmot Bay at 975 mb for Thu morning. Its front
sweeps from the southwest Gulf Wed morning to the north Gulf coast
by Thu morning.

$$

PKZ710-150030-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft
building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ711-150030-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S 15 kt early becoming W 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 55 kt. Seas 7 ft
building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ712-150030-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ715-150030-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt in the morning increasing to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft in
the morning building to 12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ716-150030-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ714-150030-
Resurrection Bay-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the morning becoming N 10
kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Gusts to 20 kt in
the evening. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-150030-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-150030-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ726-150030-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-150030-
Port of Valdez-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-150030-
Valdez Narrows-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-150030-
Valdez Arm-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Near Bligh Reef, SE wind 15
kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-150030-
Passage Canal-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 10 kt this morning then becoming W 20
kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt
near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-150030-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 3 ft
in the evening building to 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ731-150030-
Barren Islands East-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW 15 kt in the morning becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
Rain.
.WED...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ733-150030-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 8
ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt in the morning increasing to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft in
the morning building to 13 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ732-150030-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 6 ft
in the morning building to 9 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft.
Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-150030-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ736-150030-
Chiniak Bay-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft
subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-150030-
Marmot Bay-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft
subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-150030-
Shelikof Strait-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ742-150030-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-150030-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ741-150030-
Kachemak Bay-
354 AM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming E 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft
building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$