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Small Craft Advisory 126, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

321 
FZAK51 PAFC 151247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

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

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THIS MORNING. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT THIS MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

8 follow-up statements

479 
FZAK51 PAFC 160009
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

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

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT
TOWARD MORNING. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT TOWARD 
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EARLY EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

316 
FZAK51 PAFC 161249
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

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

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
AROUND 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

546 
FZAK51 PAFC 161907 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

UPDATED AREA 129

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

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

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
AROUND 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1000 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

466 
FZAK51 PAFC 170022
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

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

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 40 NM 
SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER 
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST 
EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.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. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUR OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 1 FOOT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

818 
FZAK51 PAFC 170030 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 40 NM 
SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER 
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST 
EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.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. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 1 FOOT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

864 
FZAK51 PAFC 171232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 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 THU
AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRI
MORNING AND MOVE TO AROUND 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1003 MB
EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

654 
FZAK51 PAFC 171659 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
755 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

UPDATED 129 130 138 141

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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 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 THU
AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRI
MORNING AND MOVE TO AROUND 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1003 MB
EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
755 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
755 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
755 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
755 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

805 
FZAK51 PAFC 180003
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 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 FEB 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND 
STALL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 
50 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA FRIDAY EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS 
EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ANOTHER COLD AND DRY DAY CONTINUES ACROSS THE MAINLAND WITH AN ARCTIC
AIR MASS FIRMLY SITUATED OVER MUCH OF THE STATE AND AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. WARNING LEVEL GAP WINDS ARE
OCCURRING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND AND OTHER FAVORABLE
NORTH-SOUTH PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO PREVALENT ALONG COOK INLET AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY AS DUE TO A PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEPARTING
LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF AND HIGHER PRESSURE INLAND. THE UPPER LEVEL
JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED
ALONG A LINE FROM BARROW TO KODIAK.

CONDITIONS ARE CALM OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS WELL WITH THE
REGION DOMINATED BY BOTH THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE BASED HIGH
PRESSURE AREAS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AKPEN AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AS THE UPPER LEVEL JET SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. A FEW STRAY COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE
PRIBILOFS AND AKPEN...BUT THESE ARE QUICKLY DISSIPATING AS THE
NORTHERLY FLOW LESSENS. A WEATHER FRONT IS PRESSING EASTWARD OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE
PROGRESSION AND STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. MODELS ALSO INITIALIZED WELL WITH TWO SUBTLE UPPER LEVEL
SHORT WAVES CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THAT ARE ENHANCING THE
GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND THE MAT VALLEY. THERE ARE SOME
DISCREPANCIES WITH THE TIMING OF A DECAYING WEATHER FRONT THAT MOVES
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THESE SHOULD HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...HIGH WIND WARNINGS FROM THE EASTERN HALF OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA REMAIN IN EFFECT
TROUGH THE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
INTO THE DAY TUESDAY AND THEN FINALLY TAPER OFF AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENS. WHILE THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BE
THE WINDIEST PLACE THERE WILL BE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE
NIGHT AROUND KODIAK ISLAND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MAT-SU VALLEY. WIND
CHILLS ARE ALSO A CONCERN WITH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR 40 BELOW
ZERO AND COLDER WIND CHILLS ARE IN EFFECT IN PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THOMPSON PASS. THE
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP KEEP SKIES CLEAR OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS FOR AREAS FROM THE ALASKA RANGE EAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ANOTHER COLD NIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CLOUDS MOVE IN
AND TEMPERATURES MODERATE IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW.
A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN
BERING SEA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...CONSIDERABLE DIVERGENCE IN MODELS SOLUTIONS
THIS WEEKEND MAKES THE LONG TERM FORECAST QUITE UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME. PROJECTED UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT WHICH
TRANSLATES TO VERY DIFFERENT FORECAST SOLUTIONS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135. WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131 141 145.
MARINE...GALE 121 129 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 179 180
185.
STORM WARNING 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALL GULF COAST AREAS AND AREAS 150 160 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 14, 4:28 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 15, 2:04 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	8 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 15, 4:59 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.