FZAK51 PAFC 221023 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 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. PKZ197-222315- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 mb low forms 40 nm S of Kodiak Island by Sat afternoon and then moves to the eastern Gulf by Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-222315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-222315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-222315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-222315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-222315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-222315- Resurrection Bay- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the morning becoming S 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-222315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-222315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-222315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespreadrain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-222315- Port of Valdez- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-222315- Valdez Narrows- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming NE. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-222315- Valdez Arm- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-222315- Passage Canal- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...E wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-222315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-222315- Barren Islands East- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-222315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-222315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-222315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-222315- Chiniak Bay- 223 AM AKDTSat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-222315- Marmot Bay- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-222315- Shelikof Strait- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-222315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-222315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-222315- Kachemak Bay- 223 AM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$