FZAK51 PAFC 162334 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 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. PKZ197-171245- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 mb low 70 nm NW of Chirikof Island Thu afternoon tracks along the Shelikof Strait to 40 nm west of Homer by Fri morning, then moves ashore and dissipates over the Kenai Peninsula Friday afternoon. Its front moves across the northern Gulf of Alaska through Sat evening. $$ PKZ710-171245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-171245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-171245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-171245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-171245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-171245- Resurrection Bay- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming Variable 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt early. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-171245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-171245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-171245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-171245- Port of Valdez- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-171245- Valdez Narrows- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-171245- Valdez Arm- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-171245- Passage Canal- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-171245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-171245- Barren Islands East- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-171245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-171245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-171245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-171245- Chiniak Bay- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-171245- Marmot Bay- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-171245- Shelikof Strait- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-171245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-171245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-171245- Kachemak Bay- 334 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$