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Gale Warning 575, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 30, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

809 
FZAK51 PAFC 302314
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF  
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT LATE TONIGHT
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 45 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED
NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THU. 

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
INCREASING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
13 follow-up statements
468 
FZAK51 PAFC 311159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002
MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW
290 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
696 
FZAK51 PAFC 311819 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002
MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW
290 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1018 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312333
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002
MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING
INLAND. A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE EAST COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BECOMING 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...WEST WIND 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
046 
FZAK51 PAFC 010042 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
440 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1002
MB AS IT MOVES TO 55 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING
INLAND. A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE EAST COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BECOMING 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
440 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...WEST WIND 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
003 
FZAK51 PAFC 011149
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 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.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND
NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK
THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM EAST
OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT KT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
808 
FZAK51 PAFC 011326 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND
NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK
THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM EAST
OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
349 
FZAK51 PAFC 011803 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

UPDATED ZONE 121

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND
NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK
THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM EAST
OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1000 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
566 
FZAK51 PAFC 012344
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY 
SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING E 35 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25
KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
879 
FZAK51 PAFC 021156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK 
CITY BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
613 
FZAK51 PAFC 021547 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

UPDATED ZONES 129 138

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK 
CITY BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
663 
FZAK51 PAFC 021637 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
835 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

UPDATED ZONE 130

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK 
CITY BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
835 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...NE WIND 45 KT WITH STRONGER
GUSTS 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND
INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
658 
FZAK51 PAFC 022353
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 987 MB LOW
DEVELOPS SUN AFTERNOON NEAR SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF KALGIN
ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
016 
FZAK51 PAFC 031123
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHEAST
OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. A 990 
MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 50
NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 979 MB  LATE SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 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 Aug 30, 1:20 PM AKDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 1:20 PM AKDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
120 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY KEY DIFFERENCES
ARISE WITH REGARDS TO LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHICH THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING. THE PREFERRED SCENARIO FOR NOW FOLLOWS ALONG
THE LINES OF THE GFS AND OTHER MODELS IN SHOWING A MOSTLY NON-PHASING
SOLUTION AND A WEAKER SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. THE EUROPEAN MODEL (EC) CONSISTENTLY DEPICTS A PHASING
SCENARIO BETWEEN A DIGGING UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND A CUT-OFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEING ABSORBED INTO IT FROM
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS RESULTS IN A FAR STRONGER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH MUCH STRONGER SURFACE WINDS (A
LARGE SWATH OF GALES) ON FRIDAY. GIVEN THE GOOD TRACK RECORD OF THE
EC MODEL WE CAN NOT YET RULE OUT THE PHASING SCENARIO...SO THIS WILL
BEAR CLOSE WATCHING OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CONSOLIDATING OVER THE EASTERN BERING
THIS AFTERNOON WHILE RIDGING ALOFT SITS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
EXTENDING NORTH THROUGH FAR EASTERN MAINLAND. RADAR DEPICTS A SOLID
WALL OF RAIN MOVING ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE PARENT SYSTEM
ORGANIZES OVER THE BERING AND BEGINS TO TAKE ON A NEGATIVE TILT. A
SOUTHWESTERLY 120-KNOT JET STREAK CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND STRENGTHEN TO OVER 140 KNOTS AT ITS CORE
TONIGHT...WITH THE NOSE OF THE JET EXTENDING TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
AND THE LOWER COOK INLET REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL USHER
IN COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY...AND THE RESULT WILL BE A MOSTLY
STEADY RAIN OVER THE COOK INLET...SUSITNA VALLEY...AND NORTH GULF
COAST REGIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE A
RETURN OF TRANSITORY RIDGING OVER THE REGION...BUT THIS WILL QUICKLY
GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER STRONG LOW DIGGING FROM THE BERING EAST INTO THE
SOUTHWEST GULF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

WEAK LEAD DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY RESIDES OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
EXTENDS SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS FEATURE WILL
BRING MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN AS IT TRACKS EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN
SYSTEM GETS FIRING TOWARDS MORNING AS A 140-KNOT JET STREAK NOSES
INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AS THE ORGANIZING PARENT LOW
MOVES EAST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE
JET STREAK MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...EXPECT TO SEE STEADY
RAIN OVERSPREAD ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALL OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN) BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN
FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT RAPIDLY PROGRESSES
TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE...TO BE FOLLOWED ON ITS HEELS BY A PROGRESSIVE
RIDGE. THURSDAY MIGHT BE THE BEST DAY TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE FAIR
UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM DIGGING RAPIDLY SOUTH
AND EAST TOWARDS THE GULF BRINGS POSSIBLY ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN TO THE
REGION BY FRIDAY...BUT THIS SYSTEM MIGHT BE CONFINED MORE TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST AS THERE IS STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY TO THE
STRENGTH AND TRACK AT THIS TIME.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

A WET AND STORMY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A
POSSIBLE BRIEF REPRIEVE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS TRANSITORY RIDGING
MOVES OVER THE REGION BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION BY
SATURDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

A VERY ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL PERSIST FROM EASTERN RUSSIA OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING AND EXTENDING TOWARDS EAST TOWARDS THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF RAIN AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE
THROUGH...WITH LOW-END GALES AFFECTING THE BERING OFFSHORE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF
THE EASTERN RUSSIA COAST TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

THE ACTIVE ZONAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH SYSTEMS MOVING RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE BERING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...THOUGH THERE ARE HINTS AT A PATTERN CHANGE BY MONDAY AS
GLOBAL MODELS SUGGEST THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW EVOLVING INTO A HIGH
AMPLITUDE PATTERN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND...AND STRONG RIDGES OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE WESTERN BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

29 AUG 11

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Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC39 hr
Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC39 hr
Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC39 hr
Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC39 hr
Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC27 hr
Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Aug 31, 10:18 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC21 hr
Aug 31, 10:18 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC21 hr

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