Gale Warning 982, NWS Anchorage, AK

475 
FZAK51 PAFC 131401 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
500 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS TYPO

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-
500 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1005 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE
THIS MORNING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING 60 NM SE OF PILOT POINT THIS
EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB WED MORNING AT 60 NM SE OF HOMER THEN
DISSIPATE WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

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

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

754 
FZAK51 PAFC 140009
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 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 AKST TUE DEC 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING AT 1000 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE 
SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$