057   
FZAK63 PAFC 251520  
OFFN12  
  
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA  
358 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 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-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY  
  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
  
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY  
  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
7 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
8 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
  
RESURRECTION BAY-  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
PORT VALDEZ-  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
VALDEZ NARROWS-  
   
TODAY  
N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
VALDEZ ARM-  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
PASSAGE CANAL-  
   
TODAY  
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT  
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT  
  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
  
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY  
  
   
TODAY  
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
  
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY  
  
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
  
CHINIAK BAY-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT  
  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
  
MARMOT BAY-  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
SHELIKOF STRAIT-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT  
  
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
  
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT  
  
   
TODAY  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
  
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-  
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
  
KACHEMAK BAY-  
   
TODAY  
SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2  
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
  
  
 
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