827  
FZAK51 PAFC 152324  
CWFAER  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 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.  
 
PKZ197-161200-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+  
COOK INLET...  
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH  
PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AT 1017 MB 180 NM S OF SAND POINT  
CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY  
MORNING, THEN ADVANCES INLAND.  
 

 
 
PKZ710-161200-  
CAPE SUCKLING TO GRAVEL POINT OUT TO 15 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 FT.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ711-161200-  
GRAVEL POINT TO CAPE CLEARE OUT TO 15 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
WED
 
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 FT.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
FRI
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ712-161200-  
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE FROM 15 TO 75 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
WED
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ715-161200-  
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT OUT TO 15 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.  
SEAS 6 FT.   
THU
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ716-161200-  
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT FROM 15 TO 75 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.  
RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ714-161200-  
RESURRECTION BAY-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ724-161200-  
NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ725-161200-  
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ726-161200-  
SOUTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ720-161200-  
PORT OF VALDEZ-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN
 
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ721-161200-  
VALDEZ NARROWS-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 FT. RAIN.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ722-161200-  
VALDEZ ARM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SUN
 
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ723-161200-  
PASSAGE CANAL-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2  
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ730-161200-  
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ731-161200-  
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7  
FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI
 
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ733-161200-  
GORE POINT TO MARMOT ISLAND FROM 15 TO 80 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ732-161200-  
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK OUT TO 15 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
THU
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ734-161200-  
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK FROM 15 TO 85 NM-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
THU
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ736-161200-  
CHINIAK BAY-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ737-161200-  
MARMOT BAY-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU
 
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ738-161200-  
SHELIKOF STRAIT-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI
 
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SUN
 
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ742-161200-  
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4  
FT.   
WED
 
NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.  
RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN
 
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ740-161200-  
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.   
WED
 
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 FT.   
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ741-161200-  
KACHEMAK BAY-  
324 PM AKDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.   
WED
 
NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2  
FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
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