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FZAK51 PAFC 261244
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 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.

PKZ197-270130-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front in the southwestern Gulf lifts to the north Gulf coast Fri
morning. A North Pacific low develops and moves to 40 nm E of the
Barren Islands at 1003 mb Thu afternoon and dissipates Fri morning.
Another North Pacific low tracks to 300 nm SE of Kodiak City at 1008
mb Fri morning.

$$

PKZ710-270130-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ711-270130-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ712-270130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ715-270130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ716-270130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ714-270130-
Resurrection Bay-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain with snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain
and snow.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ724-270130-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-270130-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain with snow.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ726-270130-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ720-270130-
Port of Valdez-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-270130-
Valdez Narrows-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-270130-
Valdez Arm-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-270130-
Passage Canal-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-270130-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ731-270130-
Barren Islands East-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ733-270130-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ732-270130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.THU...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
9 ft. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ734-270130-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ736-270130-
Chiniak Bay-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Patchy fog. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-270130-
Marmot Bay-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ738-270130-
Shelikof Strait-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-270130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ740-270130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ741-270130-
Kachemak Bay-
344 AM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. In the
outer bay, E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$