Small Craft Advisory 101, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300051 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

CORRECTED HEADLINES 129 141

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 80 NM WEST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1006 MB NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS
BECOMING W 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 45
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301237
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 982 MB LOW NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SLOWLY WEAKENS
TO 1006 MB SAT AFTERNOON 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AND THEN
DISSIPATES. A LOW FORMING IN THE SOUTHERN GULF INTENSIFIES TO 993 MB
SAT NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA.

$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY..WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO STRAIT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO STRAIT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310016
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STATIONARY 987 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB
SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 90 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310622 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

UPDATED ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STATIONARY 987 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB
SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 90 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
920 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

ALOFT...A STRONG SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHWARD INTO ALASKA
FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN THIS MORNING AS IT TRIES TO MOVE AROUND THE
BASE OF A STRONG LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA.  STRONG
RIDGING REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER MOST OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND A
STRONG RIDGE IS ALSO LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA AND WESTERN
BERING. NORTHERLY FLOW WITH ORIGINS OVER THE NORTH POLE CONTINUES TO
PUSH COLD AIR SOUTHWARD OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALONG THE WEST COAST.
A BAGGY UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS
THE NORTHERN GULF.

AT THE SURFACE...A 991 MB LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE ALASKAN PENINSULA IS CONTINUING ITS TREK UP COOK INLET DURING THE
DAY TODAY...WITH LIGHT OVERRUNNING PRECIP CURRENTLY ENCOMPASSING MOST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL AHEAD OF THIS LOW.  WEAK SURFACE RIDGING PERSISTS
ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN BERING SEA...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.  A LOW IS WEST OF
SHEMYA...AND A LARGE AND COMPLEX DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS DEVELOPING ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING THE AKPEN LOW TO THE NORTHERN
GULF/PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA BY THU NIGHT AND LEAVING A TROUGH IN
THAT AREA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. DIFFERENCES IN FORECAST SOLUTIONS
ARE MORE EVIDENT WITH THE DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA. THIS
FEATURE IS NOT DEPICTED AS TWIN LOWS BY THE EC...AND WHILE THE MODELS
COME TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IT WAS
DECIDED TO GO TOWARD THE SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OF THE GFS AS
IT BRINGS THE LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ON SAT. IN GENERAL THE FORECAST
LEANS TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS ON NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THAT POINT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SAT AND
THEN MOVES TOWARD THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE AKPEN TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL KEEP SNOW OVER THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. AS CONDITIONS
IMPROVE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING
SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE KUSKOKWIM ZONES FRI. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SOME SNOW OVER THE
AKPEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVING ALONG THE CHAIN.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH FRI...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS CONTINUING EAST OF THE
TALKEETNAS THROUGH SAT. AT THAT POINT THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES INTO THE
GULF AND BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO COASTAL AREAS AND THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND THEN
RAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WEAK
RIDGING WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST AK DRY DURING THE SAME STRETCH. SOUTHEAST
OF THE AK RANGE WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS WEST OF THE TALKEETNAS
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 132 138 140 150 155 160 172 175
         STORMS 130
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 141 160 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS/CC JAN 09