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Current weather from NWS Anchorage doesn’t look bad.

7NM SSE Hinchinbrook Island AK

This Afternoon
W wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday Night
ESE wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain likely. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft.
Friday
E wind around 20 kt. Rain likely. Seas around 7 ft.

Forecast has it starting to pick up some Thursday.

Currently Hinchinbrook is under a high pressure system
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Seas in feet:

I’ve no local knowledge of that part of the Gulf but it looks like it would be OK to anchor off-shore.