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OFFICIAL NOAA / NWS ANCHORAGE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (`CWFAER`)

Seward & North Gulf Marine Weather Command Center

Interactive NWS coastline-hugging marine zone overlay (`PKZ714`, `PKZ715`, `PKZ716`, `PKZ711`) and click-anywhere 2.5km Point Forecast Area inspector—modeled on NWS Anchorage `MapClick` with live Pilot Rock Buoy (`PILA2`) and Seward Tide Station `9455090` telemetry.

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No active Gale or Storm Warnings reported in Resurrection Bay (PKZ714). Check offshore PKZ715 periods before rounding Cape Resurrection.

PKZ197 · Synopsis for North Gulf Coast & Resurrection BayLive CWFAER Bulletin

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NWS Marine Zones (`PKZ714` · `PKZ715` · `PKZ716` · `PKZ711`) & 2.5km Point Grid

Forecast Area (2.5km Point Box)PKZ714 Inside BayPKZ715 Outer 0–15NMPKZ716 Offshore 15–75NM
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ACTIVE POINT · PKZ7153NM S Chiswell Islands, AK(59.5564°N, 149.6270°W)
Zone: Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
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PKZ715

Cape Cleare to Gore Point (Out to 15 NM)

59.5564°N · 149.6270°W

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Cape Cleare to Gore Point (Out to 15 NM) marine forecast periods
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Pilot Rock Buoy — Station PILA2 (`59.742°N, 149.470°W`)

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Pilot Rock Buoy PILA2 recent wind observations
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Seward Harbor Tides — NOAA Station 9455090

MLLW Datum · Resurrection Bay

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All Seward, Kenai Fjords & North Gulf Marine Forecasts (`PKZ714` · `PKZ715` · `PKZ716` · `PKZ711`)

PKZ715

Cape Cleare to Gore Point (Out to 15 NM)

Zone PKZ715 — 3NM S Chiswell Islands · Kenai Fjords · Montague Strait

59.5564°N · 149.6270°W

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Cape Cleare to Gore Point (Out to 15 NM) period-by-period marine forecast
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Primary offshore full-day halibut, lingcod, and yelloweye rockfish grounds from Montague Strait & Elrington Passage to the Chiswell Islands and Gore Point.NOAA NWS Anchorage · Zone PKZ715
PKZ714

Resurrection Bay (Including Seward)

Zone PKZ714 — Protected Fjord Waters North of Callisto & Aialik Heads

60.0150°N · 149.3950°W

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Resurrection Bay (Including Seward) period-by-period marine forecast
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Sheltered fjord corridor from Seward Small Boat Harbor past Caines Head and Thumb Cove to Callisto Head (Half-Day & Silver Salmon Derby waters).NOAA NWS Anchorage · Zone PKZ714
CAPE RES

Cape Resurrection & Eldorado Narrows

Point Forecast — 59.87°N 149.28°W (Sunny Cove / Barwell Island)

59.8684°N · 149.2843°W

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Cape Resurrection & Eldorado Narrows period-by-period marine forecast
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Critical headland gateway where charter vessels round Barwell Island and exit protected Resurrection Bay into open North Gulf swells.NOAA NWS Point Forecast · PKZ714/PKZ715 Boundary
3NM SW PILA2

3NM SW Pilot Rock (Aialik Peninsula)

Point Forecast — 59.71°N 149.52°W (Chiswell & Aialik Approach)

59.7072°N · 149.5233°W

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3NM SW Pilot Rock (Aialik Peninsula) period-by-period marine forecast
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Western departure lane toward Three Hole Point, Aialik Cape, Chat Island, and the Chiswell Islands trophy halibut and lingcod reefs.NOAA NWS Point Forecast · Zone PKZ715
PKZ716

Cape Cleare to Gore Point (15 to 75 NM Offshore)

Zone PKZ716 — Outer North Gulf Shelf & Deepwater Halibut Banks

59.2500°N · 149.2000°W

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Cape Cleare to Gore Point (15 to 75 NM Offshore) period-by-period marine forecast
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Outer Gulf swell generation zone (15–75 NM offshore) that drives groundswell periods entering Resurrection Bay and Montague Strait.NOAA NWS Anchorage · Zone PKZ716
PKZ711

Gravel Point to Cape Cleare (Out to 15 NM)

Zone PKZ711 — Montague Island East & Prince William Sound Entrance

59.9500°N · 147.4500°W

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Gravel Point to Cape Cleare (Out to 15 NM) period-by-period marine forecast
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Long-range eastern Montague Island, Cape Cleare, and Patton Bay trophy halibut and lingcod grounds.NOAA NWS Anchorage · Zone PKZ711