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Gale Warning 49, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 4, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

113 
FZAK51 PAFC 041303
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 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 AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 983 MB TUE NIGHT 120
NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND THEN WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
995 
FZAK51 PAFC 041326 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
425 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

UPDATED 132

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 AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 983 MB TUE NIGHT 120
NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND THEN WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
425 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
505 
FZAK51 PAFC 041540 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 125

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 AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 983 MB TUE NIGHT 120
NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND THEN WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
425 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
100 
FZAK51 PAFC 050010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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 AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT SEAS 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT
7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC8 days
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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