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Gale Warning 634, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

556 
FZAK51 PAFC 111200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUN. A
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND LINGER
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
16 follow-up statements
953 
FZAK51 PAFC 112348
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND REMAIN ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 8
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT FROM THE BARREN
ISLANDS E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
464 
FZAK51 PAFC 121132
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TUE MORNING 125
NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 995 MB AND THEN MERGES WITH A LOW OVER THE
AK PEN.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
242 
FZAK51 PAFC 121446 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 121 125 129

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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TUE MORNING 125
NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 995 MB AND THEN MERGES WITH A LOW OVER THE
AK PEN.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
004 
FZAK51 PAFC 122357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB TUESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW CONTINUES
TO WEAKEN AND MERGES WITH A LOW OVER THE AK PEN. A SECONDARY 1002 MB
LOW MOVES 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT DIMINISHING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF
NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
20 KT...SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
619 
FZAK51 PAFC 131150
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT ELONGATES AND MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SOUTHEAST WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
809 
FZAK51 PAFC 131433 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 125

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

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

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT ELONGATES AND MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
850 
FZAK51 PAFC 131933 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT ELONGATES AND MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
252 
FZAK51 PAFC 132252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT.
A 992 MB LOW ASSOCIATED WITH WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF
MOVES TO 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
073 
FZAK51 PAFC 141148
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT.
A 993 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY THU MORNING MOVES 150 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 1000 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEA 2
FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
743 
FZAK51 PAFC 141337 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT.
A 993 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY THU MORNING MOVES 150 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 1000 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEA 2
FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
376 
FZAK51 PAFC 142306
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 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.

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND
TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT MOVES TO THE
NORTH AND EAST GULF LATE THU NIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRI.
$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
259 
FZAK51 PAFC 151140
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TOWARD CORDOVA TODAY. A 994
MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
261 
FZAK51 PAFC 151524 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 138

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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TOWARD CORDOVA TODAY. A 994
MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
010 
FZAK51 PAFC 151643 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TOWARD CORDOVA TODAY. A 994
MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
840 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MORNING. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
715 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
908 
FZAK51 PAFC 152259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE NORTHERN
AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS. A 999 MB LOW NEAR
150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT REMAINS STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO
1002 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
743 
FZAK51 PAFC 161202
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATES LATE SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 981 MB LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 Sep 10, 1:40 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 1:40 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
140 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL JET IS CURRENTLY STEERING ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS AWAY FROM
THE GREAT STATE AS IT FLOWS WEST TO EAST OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
AND THEN DIVES SOUTH. IT CURVES AROUND A NEARLY CUT OFF LOW AROUND
45N AND THEN TURNS NORTHEAST AGAIN AND POINTS TOWARD THE PANHANDLE.

THE SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE JET IS LEAVING MOST OF THE STATE UNDER A
BROAD AND VERY DIFFUSE SURFACE PATTERN. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WHILE A 977 MB LOW ANCHORS THE BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW
NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. BETWEEN THE TWO IS A GALE FORCE FRONT
MARCHING EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...LOSING STEAM
AS IT GOES DUE TO THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES. THE TREND
IS FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN WHILE
THE FRONT MARCHES EAST. BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...THE BROAD
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WILL PREVAIL FROM THE BERING SEA TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE FORCED BACK NORTH AND EAST
TOWARD THE CENTRAL YUKON TERRITORY.

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARISE MONDAY AS THE
CUTOFF LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE NAM
IS THE OUTLIER AS THE LOW OPENS UP INTO A TROF AND BECOMES ENTRENCHED
IN THE CIRCULATION. THE ECMWF...UKMET...AND GFS ARE IN EXCELLENT
AGREEMENT. UPDATES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST FOR THIS THIS AFTERNOONS
PACKAGE WILL BE BASED OFF OF THE 12Z GFS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUD COVER AND WINDS ARE THE MAIN CHALLENGES FOR THE
SHORT TERM FORECAST. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS NOT ENOUGH TO
PREVENT CLOUDS FROM FORMING AND HAMPERING WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A
PERFECT FALL DAY. SHOWERS ARE MAINLY CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS BUT
CAN NOT RULE OUT THE STRAY SHOWER DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR AS IT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

THE LOCATION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF INSTEAD
OF ALONG THE COAST IS ALLOWING GUSTY WINDS TO MOVE INLAND. THE
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER
COOK INLET...WITH GUSTY WINDS BEING REPORTED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE
ALASKA RANGE. OVERNIGHT...THE HIGH MOVES INLAND AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHEAST TOWARD THE YUKON TERRITORY. THIS WILL CHANGE THE
ORIENTATION OF THE GRADIENT AND CUT OFF THE SOUTHERLY FLOW.

A WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NORTH TOWARD THE GULF COAST SUNDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL
BE A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF SUBSIDENCE. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW
FOR SKIES TO CLEAR OUT MOST OF SUNDAY WHILE TEMPERATURES MODERATE TO
NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL.

THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY EVENING
LEADING TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EARLY WEEK FULL OF CLOUDS AND AT
LEAST THE CHANCE OF RAIN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SIMILAR TO THE EAST DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS
AND CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY RESULTING IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY
NICE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AHEAD OF THAT...SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST GUSTY WINDS AND MARGINAL CEILINGS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAIN MAINLY CONFINED TO THE UPPER AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM.

MOISTURE SPREAD BACK OVER THE REGION BY MONDAY MORNING WITH A MIX OF
CLOUDS AND SUN PREVAILING THROUGH MID WEEK.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MARCH EAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WEAKENING AS IT PROGRESSES. THE FRONT
EVENTUALLY MEETS UP WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC CUT OFF
LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE NEW DIFFUSE LOW WILL SLOWLY
MEANDER UP THE SOUTHWEST COAST WHILE WEAK WESTERLY FLOW AND SHOWERS
FILL IN ACROSS THE BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...CONTINUED FLOOD ADV FOR 121
MARINE...GALES 150 180 170 172 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 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.