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Gale Warning 577, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 31, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2011, 10:18 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 31, 2011, 10:18 AM AKDT (18:18 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
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.  

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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 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 AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC21 hr

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Sources

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