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Gale Warning 99, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 22, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

876 
FZAK51 PAFC 221232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 981 MB LOW 55 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND
NEAR YAKUTAT BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF
LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
068 
FZAK51 PAFC 221744 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

UPDATED 130 140 141

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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 981 MB LOW 55 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND
NEAR YAKUTAT BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF
LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
845 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
845 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
837 
FZAK51 PAFC 230012
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND REACHES
THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 974 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT SEAS 5 FT
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15
KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NW
WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
889 
FZAK51 PAFC 230411 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
710 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

UPDATED ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND REACHES
THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 974 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
710 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT SEAS 5 FT
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15
KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NW
WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
011 
FZAK51 PAFC 231226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING
REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TO 250 NM SE OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 40 NM S OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO NE 45 KT EXCEPT NE 60
KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NE WINDS BRIEFLY GUSTING TO 50 KT IN THE
EVENING W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
476 
FZAK51 PAFC 232237 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING
REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TO 250 NM SE OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 40 NM S OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO NE 45 KT EXCEPT NE 60
KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NE WINDS BRIEFLY GUSTING TO 50 KT IN THE
EVENING W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
889 
FZAK51 PAFC 240004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN
EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 983 MB TUE
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
816 
FZAK51 PAFC 240323 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
625 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN
EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 983 MB TUE
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
625 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
506 
FZAK51 PAFC 241230
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 275 NM SE OF KODIAK AT 969
MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING AT 980 MB. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 370 NM
SE OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND THEN MOVES TO 120 NM SE OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 980 MB LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING
TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT
9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 22, 4:16 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr

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