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Gale Warning 337, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 4, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

567 
FZAK51 PAFC 041137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
110 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 995 MB TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN
NEAR THE AK PANHANDLE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF ON TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
 WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
18 follow-up statements
469 
FZAK51 PAFC 041423 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
110 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 995 MB TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN
NEAR THE AK PANHANDLE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF ON TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...SE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
 WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
167 
FZAK51 PAFC 042355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND 
MOVE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON TUE. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED.
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST
WINDS S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
707 
FZAK51 PAFC 051200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 50 NM SOUTH EAST OF SEWARD TUE MORNING AND 
MOVE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON TUE. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
506 
FZAK51 PAFC 051526 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 130 132 138

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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 50 NM SOUTH EAST OF SEWARD TUE MORNING AND 
MOVE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON TUE. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER BEGINNING LATE EVENING. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
725 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
605 
FZAK51 PAFC 052335
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW AT 61N 148W WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE BY WED
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT ALONG THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
949 
FZAK51 PAFC 052357 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 45 NM NORTH OF WHITTIER WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE BY
WED AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT ALONG THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
105 
FZAK51 PAFC 060840 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1240 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

UPDATED 140 141

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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 45 NM NORTH OF WHITTIER WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE BY
WED AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT ALONG THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1240 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
1240 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
649 
FZAK51 PAFC 061134
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW CENTERED OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE BY WED AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE AREA
THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT E 50 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
324 
FZAK51 PAFC 062355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE GIVES WAY TO SOUTHERLY FLOW BY LATE EVENING THAT
CONTINUES THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST 
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
WINDS INCREASING TO S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. WINDS INCREASING TO E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 
SE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
051 
FZAK51 PAFC 071205
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SOUTH AND WEST OF
NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
411 
FZAK51 PAFC 071411 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

UPDATED 130 138 140

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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SOUTH AND WEST OF
NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
952 
FZAK51 PAFC 080002
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST 
OF SAINT MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
337 
FZAK51 PAFC 080012 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST 
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
202 
FZAK51 PAFC 080104 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF THU EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE 
SE AK FRI MORNING. A WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY FRI
MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 989 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST 
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
876 
FZAK51 PAFC 081200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST BY FRI EVENING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF
HOMER FRI EVENING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 999 MB 130 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA
LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 20 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FOOT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
272 
FZAK51 PAFC 082312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT TO 175 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF CLAM GULCH...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
186 
FZAK51 PAFC 090058 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
458 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT TO 175 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB. THIS LOW 
WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF CLAM GULCH...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
574 
FZAK51 PAFC 091159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB COMPLEX LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11
FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A
LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND ANOTHER TOWARD THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED BETWEEN
THESE TWO DOMINANT FEATURES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE SURFACE
PATTERN REFLECTS THE UPPER LEVELS WITH A LARGE OCCLUDED LOW SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS NORTH AND EAST AND THEN
BACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE...WITH WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS
OBSERVED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. COLD AIR FILTERING SOUTH ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW AIDED BY A 75 KT LOW LEVEL JET IS PROVIDING HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 84
HOURS. THE ENSEMBLE MEAN IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE OPERATIONAL MODEL
RUNS ADDING CONFIDENCE TO OUR AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO IMPACT THE BERING
SEA AND EVENTUALLY MAINLAND ALASKA HAS ALREADY CROSSED SHEMYA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. A TRIPLE POINT WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND
RAPIDLY SHOOT THE MOISTURE EAST...REACHING BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS FROM THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING SYSTEM OUT WEST. WINDS ON THE
BACKSIDE COULD REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA BRIEFLY ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A LARGE DEFORMATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE KODIAK LOW CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES
INLAND. A VERY SHORT BREAK IS EXPECTED BEFORE RAIN AND SNOW SPREAD
INLAND MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE SLOWLY
THROUGH TUESDAY. TRANSIENT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN WEDNESDAY
BEFORE THE NEXT STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BUTTING UP AGAINST THE GULF COAST REACHED ITS
PEAK STRENGTH THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY
WILL DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
LOW THAT IS POSITIONED SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL FILL RAPIDLY AS IT
DRIFTS EAST TOWARD THE THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. A TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED RAPIDLY
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE VORT MAX AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL
PROVIDE AMPLE LIFT FOR RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL. WE
WILL BEGIN TO ADVERTISE MORE LIKELY WORDING FOR RAIN AND SNOW
SOMETIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY...STILL NOT CONFIDENT IN TIMING
OF PRECIP AT THIS POINT. COLDER AIR ALOFT IS SLOW TO MOVE BACK ACROSS
THE REGION SO WARMER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE MAY LIMIT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181
         HIGH WIND WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 176
         GALE WARNING...120 130 138 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
                        185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB APR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 3, 4:08 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC15 hr
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 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.