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FZAK51 PAFC 242320
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 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.

PKZ197-251245-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 mb North Pacific low moves to 200 nm W of Port Alexander at
998 mb Sun afternoon before dissipating by Mon morning. A 992 mb
low forms 150 nm S Sitkinak Island Sun afternoon and deepens to
989 mb as it stays mostly stationary through Mon afternoon. A 990
mb low forms 250 nm SE of Klawock by Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-251245-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ711-251245-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ712-251245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ715-251245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ716-251245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ714-251245-
Resurrection Bay-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-251245-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-251245-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-251245-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-251245-
Port of Valdez-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-251245-
Valdez Narrows-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE wind 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-251245-
Valdez Arm-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-251245-
Passage Canal-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-251245-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ731-251245-
Barren Islands East-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ733-251245-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ732-251245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ734-251245-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ736-251245-
Chiniak Bay-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-251245-
Marmot Bay-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-251245-
Shelikof Strait-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ742-251245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-251245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-251245-
Kachemak Bay-
320 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E 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.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$