FZAK51 PAFC 170117 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 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. PKZ197-171415- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 mb low 215 nm S of Cape Cleare lifts to 50 nm SW of Yakutat at 998 mb by Sat afternoon, then dissipates by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-171415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ711-171415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ712-171415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ715-171415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ716-171415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ714-171415- Resurrection Bay- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-171415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-171415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 162026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-171415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-171415- Port of Valdez- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-171415- Valdez Narrows- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-171415- Valdez Arm- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ723-171415- Passage Canal- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-171415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ731-171415- Barren Islands East- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ733-171415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ732-171415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUETHROUGH WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-171415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ736-171415- Chiniak Bay- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-171415- Marmot Bay- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-171415- Shelikof Strait- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ742-171415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-171415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-171415- Kachemak Bay- 517 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$