Gale Warning 958, NWS Anchorage, AK

221 
FZAK51 PAFC 060222 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GULF WED.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING
THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM

147 
FZAK51 PAFC 061221
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO 
THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST WED AND WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

377 
FZAK51 PAFC 070025
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM
THE SOUTHWEST WED THROUGH THU. 

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING TOWARDS MORNING.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...
WINDS INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JAM

566 
FZAK51 PAFC 071224
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY
THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN TODAY HAS THE RIDGE
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING
SEA. THIS IS PRODUCING SOUTHWEST TO WEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE TODAY. THERE ARE ALSO SOME SHORT WAVES
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN OVERNIGHT.
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY INTO MID WEEK WITH A RIDGE
BUILDING NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND THE TROUGH
DIGGING SOUTHWARD AND MOVING TO THE EAST. THIS WILL INCREASE THE
SOUTHWEST JET OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE MIDWEEK.

AT THE SURFACE THERE IS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WITH A MODERATE LARGE IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL
DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT LOW TOMORROW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA BY MIDWEEK AND BECOME THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE BY
THEN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...OVERALL THE MODELS ARE DOING WELL. THERE IS SOME
DIFFERENCE IN THE RESOLVING OF THE LOW AND DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT
LOW IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MID WEEK. THE
GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS TAKING IT FARTHER NORTH AND EAST. THE ECMWF/UKMET
SOLUTIONS HAS THE TRIPLE POINT ROTATING BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND
THE DISSIPATING PARENT LOW WHICH WILL NOT PUSH THE WARM AIR AS FAR
NORTH WITH THIS SOLUTION. THE CONSISTENCY OF THE ECMWF AND UKMET
SOLUTIONS IS A BIT BETTER THAN THE NAM OF GFS AND THE UPPER LEVEL
FLOW IS MORE CONDUCIVE FOR THE ECMWF SOLUTION SO THAT WAS USED IN THE
WESTERN PART OF THE AREA.
THE MODELS ARE ALL HINTING AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW
IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL BE A BIG PLAYER
IN HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION AND WHAT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MID WEEK. AS OF NOW THE NAM PROBABLY HAS THE
BEST HANDLING OF THIS FEATURE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A FRONT WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW IN THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TUESDAY. THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST IN THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA HAS PROMPTED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. THE BIGGEST QUESTION ABOUT
WHETHER THIS WILL FULLY MATERIALIZE IS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR
THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THE TEMPERATURES MAY  GET WARM ENOUGH
TO TURN THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN TOMORROW. IF NOT THERE WILL LIKELY
BE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION AT THIS TIME.
THE SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BRING THE CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THIS AREA AS WELL AS THE MATSU AREA OVERNIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS AND NOT EXPECTED TO
AMOUNT TO MUCH.
BY WEDNESDAY THERE IS MORE WARM AIR MOVING INTO THE GULF REGION AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS IS NOT NEARLY AS WARM AS THE PUSH THIS
WEEKEND AND A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE
NORTHWEST GULF WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL PUSH THE WARMEST AIR EASTWARD AND
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE ANCHORAGE AREA COULD SEE A MIXED BAG
OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE
PRECIPITATION CUT OFF BY DOWNSLOPING WEDNESDAY AND THEN BE COOL
ENOUGH FOR SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN PRECIPITATION IS MORE LIKELY.
THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH MATANUSKA VALLEY IS ON THE EDGE OF THE
RAIN SNOW LINE SO THERE IS STILL A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE
PRECIPITATION TYPES AT THIS TIME.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL REMAIN THE NORM
THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST WITH A STORM TRACK SIMILAR TO THE LAST
WEEK. LOWS WILL MOVE UP INTO THE BERING STRETCHING FRONTS EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. INTERMITTENT BREAKS IN THE WEATHER WILL
OCCUR BETWEEN FRONTS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155.
MARINE...GALE 120 150 160 171 172 175 176 179 180 185.
         STORM 155 170.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 11