Gale Warning 871, NWS Anchorage, AK

474 
FZAK51 PAFC 172126 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1225 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON BUT PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 45 NM WEST OF SITKINAK TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003
MB ABOUT 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING
INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS
MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1225 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT...LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS E OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 20 FT N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

599 
FZAK51 PAFC 180025
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 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.

PKZ197-181500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1012 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE THROUGH SAT. A 1010 MB LOW
75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF
THE AREA.
$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$