618  
FZAK63 PAFC 251158  
OFFN12  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA  
332 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2022  
 
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.  
 
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 FT.   
FRI  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
 
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
6 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 
RESURRECTION BAY-  
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 FT.   
FRI  
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
PORT VALDEZ-  
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
VALDEZ NARROWS-  
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
THU  
N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
VALDEZ ARM-  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
PASSAGE CANAL-  
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU  
SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5  
FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
 
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
THU  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SAT  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 
CHINIAK BAY-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI  
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
MARMOT BAY-  
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
SHELIKOF STRAIT-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT  
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT  
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
THU  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT  
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
KACHEMAK BAY-  
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU  
E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
 
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