Gale Warning 556, NWS Anchorage, AK

306 
FZAK51 PAFC 181532 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 140 141

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.

PKZ197-190300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE 
TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN 
GULF ON FRI. A 984 MB LOW WILL FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRI 
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING 
E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES 
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

989 
FZAK51 PAFC 182358
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 80 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT AND MOVE TO 30
NM SOUTH OF SELDOVIA FRI NIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN
DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET ON SAT.
$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT DURING THE EVENING ALONG
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT... INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF
KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

338 
FZAK51 PAFC 191155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
985 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING...
TRACK TOWARDS SOUTHERN COOK INLET FRI EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A WEAK 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 150 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...WINDS
BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
CAPE CLEARE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT DURING THE MORNING.
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY 
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT 
NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE THIS EVENING...BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 30
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF DANGEROUS 
CAPE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...
NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

JAM

954 
FZAK51 PAFC 192355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 
SOUTHERN COOK INLET TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND EARLY SAT. A SERIES 
OF FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE GULF SAT AND SUN.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE EARLY THIS EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT 
TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS EVENING AND SUBSIDING TO 3 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING THEN
BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW 
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT W OF THE BARREN 
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$