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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

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.

PKZ197-220100-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

Several troughs move across the central Gulf through this
afternoon. High pressure spreads across the Gulf through
Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-220100-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta.
Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta.
Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-220100-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-220100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ715-220100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-220100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ714-220100-
Resurrection Bay-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-220100-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-220100-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-220100-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-220100-
Port of Valdez-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas to 3 ft.
Freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt.
Seas to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas to 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas to 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-220100-
Valdez Narrows-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-220100-
Valdez Arm-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ723-220100-
Passage Canal-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier.
Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier.
Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-220100-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ731-220100-
Barren Islands East-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ733-220100-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ732-220100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape.
Seas 3 ft except 8 ft N of Dangerous Cape.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except NW 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape.
Seas 4 ft except 8 ft N of Dangerous Cape.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape.
Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ734-220100-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt except NW 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape.
Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ736-220100-
Chiniak Bay-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-220100-
Marmot Bay-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-220100-
Shelikof Strait-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable wind to 15 kt, except N wind 25 kt at the N end
of the Strait. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft at the N end of the Strait.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft. N end of Strait...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-220100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ740-220100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-220100-
Kachemak Bay-
301 AM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay.
Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$