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Gale Warning 187, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

801 
FZAK51 PAFC 100018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW FORMS 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON
AND MOVES TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...N 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
281 
FZAK51 PAFC 100147 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
448 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

CORRECTED 130

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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW FORMS 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON
AND MOVES TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
331 
FZAK51 PAFC 101235
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW FORMS 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 25 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI
AFTERNOON AT 984 MB. A 988 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS
MORNING DEEPENS TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR
THE COAST W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
906 
FZAK51 PAFC 110041
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
COAST THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT 0UT OF THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT 0UT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN
AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT 0UT OF
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS INCREASING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
294 
FZAK51 PAFC 110056 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 120 TYPOS

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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
COAST THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF 
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN
AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS INCREASING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
711 
FZAK51 PAFC 110134 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
430 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

UPDATED 121 129

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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
COAST THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF 
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN
AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
430 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
430 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS INCREASING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
929 
FZAK51 PAFC 110144 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
440 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

UPDATED 120 132 138

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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
COAST THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
440 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF 
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. RAIN
AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
430 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
430 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
440 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS INCREASING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
440 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
351 
FZAK51 PAFC 111243
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 984 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI
MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
DEEPEN TO 975 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST W OF 148W. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 65
KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT.  SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
754 
FZAK51 PAFC 120018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 90 NM
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. STRONGER 
GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. STRONGER GUSTS 45 
KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
053 
FZAK51 PAFC 121224
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 60 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DEEPEN TO 973 MB TONIGHT AND THEN
WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES.  SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
799 
FZAK51 PAFC 122359
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 974 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 140 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH
OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN THEN
WEAKEN TO 992 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT EXCEPT 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 45 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT PUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A RELATIVELY ZONAL FLOW PATTERN EXISTS ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A FEW WEAK SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW. THE FIRST
OF THESE IS A QUICKLY MOVING FRONT TRACKING EASTWARD INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL...WHICH IS HELPING TO EJECT A DECAYING SURFACE WEATHER
FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEAKENING SYSTEM IS
LIKEWISE LIFTING NORTHWARD AND QUICKLY LESSENING IN INTENSITY AND
COVERAGE.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO ACCOMPANYING THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AS IT PUSHES THROUGH INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. OUT WEST...COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT IS
GENERATING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THE
AKPEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS TRACKING
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING ALONG WITH A 1008 MB SURFACE LOW THAT IS
SLOWLY DISSIPATING AS IT LOSES ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS OVERALL IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM ON THE
KEY SYNOPTIC FEATURES ACROSS THE REGION. THERE ARE SOME MINOR
STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS WITH REGARDS TO THE
DISSIPATING BERING SEA LOW AND ANOTHER LOW THAT TRACKS NORTH INTO THE
GULF ON THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT THESE SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE
FORECAST. THUS THIS AFTERNOON'S FORECAST USED THE NAM FOR DETAIL OVER
LAND AND THE GFS OUT OVER THE BERING SEA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS ON THE
DOWNWARD TREND AS THE LOW MOVING UP COOK INLET HAS DISSIPATED AND THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS WEAKENED. AREAS EAST OF
THE ALASKA RANGE ARE GENERALLY WARM BUT WILL DROP QUICKLY IN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THAT AREA.
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE COMING TO THE GULF REGION AS A SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPS JUST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND
KODIAK ISLAND BY FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN
OCCURRING THIS WEEK WILL SETTLE DOWN SOME THIS WEEKEND AS A LARGE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENTRENCHES ITSELF OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE
STATE WITH A PRONOUNCED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA.
THE IMPACT OF THIS WILL BE FOR MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA TO SEE CLEAR
AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE NORTH GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND
WILL ALSO SEE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE
NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY AND PERSISTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 170 175 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160 165 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC8 days
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC8 days
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Feb 10, 8:10 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC4 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.