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Small Craft Advisory 192, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2011, 6:40 AM AKDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

343 
FZAK51 PAFC 130035
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT
SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY
LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY
LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
6 follow-up statements
880 
FZAK51 PAFC 130144 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT
SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY
LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY
LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
711 
FZAK51 PAFC 131146
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

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

PKZ197-140400-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT WEAKENS
TO 983 MB MON AFTERNOON 325 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN DISSIPATES.
A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB MON NIGHT 350 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT.
$$

PKZ120-140400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
073 
FZAK51 PAFC 132331
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

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

PKZ197-141600-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 984 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MONDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATES
TUESDAY MORNING. A SECOND 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT 325 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND DRIFT TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT THE
SAME STRENGTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-141600-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141600-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141600-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141600-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141600-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141600-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141600-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141600-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141600-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
908 
FZAK51 PAFC 140620 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-141600-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 984 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MONDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATES
TUESDAY MORNING. A SECOND 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT 325 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND DRIFT TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT THE
SAME STRENGTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-141600-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141600-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141600-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141600-
PASSAGE CANAL
1020 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141600-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141600-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141600-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141600-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141600-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
502 
FZAK51 PAFC 141148
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 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.

PKZ197-150400-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 985 MB TUE NIGHT 70 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-150400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-150400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
183 
FZAK51 PAFC 141445 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 132 141

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.

PKZ197-150400-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 985 MB TUE NIGHT 
70 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-150400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150400-
RESURRECTION BAY
640 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
640 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150400-
PASSAGE CANAL
640 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-150400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
640 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150400-
KACHEMAK BAY
640 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 Mar 12, 1:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 1:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
135 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH REMAINS FIRMLY
ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING STRAIT. OTHER THAN SOME VERY LOCALIZED
GAP WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL CONDITIONS ARE VERY CALM ACROSS THE
MAINLAND. DOWN OVER THE GULF THERE ARE A FEW WEAK UPPER LEVEL
WAVES PRODUCING AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS. A DEFORMATION ZONE REMAINS
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHILE A POTENT LOW SPINS UP WELL SOUTH OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LARGE RIDGE WILL ENSURE THAT THIS LOW
REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH QUIET CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...VERY FEW ISSUES WITH THE FORECAST THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MAINLAND. THE EXCEPTION ARE A FEW SHOWERS SKIRTING KODIAK ISLAND AS
WEAK WAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE GULF
UPPER LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ITS INFLUENCE TOWARD THE BERING
SEA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED IN THAT REGION.

THE UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WEST UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EARLY NEXT
WEEK WHILE A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. THIS LOW WILL
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER WAVE APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST AND FURTHER DEVELOPS THE FEATURE. ALL OF THIS IS SETTING UP
A PATTERN CHANGE LATER IN THE WEEK WHEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
FINALLY BREAKS DOWN AND ALLOWS A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO INVADE
SOUTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB MAR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011

Sources

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