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Small Craft Advisory 235, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 29, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 63 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
In force: 63 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

432 
FZAK51 PAFC 292355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 978 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM
NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU MORNING AT 996 MB AND THEN REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...8 FT
E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

7 follow-up statements

865 
FZAK51 PAFC 301132
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS
TO 999 MB AND MOVES NEAR SEWARD THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO
1003 MB THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION.

$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. ALONG THE
COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E 20 DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN
ISLANDS W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

416 
FZAK51 PAFC 301434 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

UPDATED ZONES 121 130 140 141

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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS
TO 999 MB AND MOVES NEAR SEWARD THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO
1003 MB THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION.

$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. ALONG THE
COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E 20 DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. BARREN ISLANDS W...NW WIND INCREASING 
TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

013 
FZAK51 PAFC 301627 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
825 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS
TO 999 MB AND MOVES NEAR SEWARD THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO
1003 MB THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION.

$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
825 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
825 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. BARREN ISLANDS W...NW WIND INCREASING 
TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

331 
FZAK51 PAFC 302301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF
CAPE SUCKLING AT 1000 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN TO MONTAGUE ISLAND AT
1012 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

933 
FZAK51 PAFC 311131
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT
BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

037 
FZAK51 PAFC 311442 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

UPDATED ZONES 125 129 130 138

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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
640 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
640 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
640 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
640 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 
OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF FRI MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE GULF ON SAT.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...3 FT W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 29, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD CONSENSUS ON FIRST 60 HOURS
OF FORECAST. MAIN FEATURE IS ELONGATED LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
STRETCHING NW TOWARD KODIAK. BY LATE WED MORNING MODELS INDICATE MAIN
CENTER JUST EAST OF KODIAK AT 980 MB...THIS SYSTEM SLOWLY DISSIPATES
THU AS IT MOVES TO THE N-NE.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE
BERING.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN FEATURE IS EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW AND
ITS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THIS FEATURE DOMINATES THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK. EXPECTING CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER EAST OF 157W
THROUGH FRI.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA RESULTING
IN WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG. WEAK LOW SOUTH OF ATKA WED WILL SPREAD
FRONT INTO WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. NORTH WINDS THROUGH THU OVER
BRISTOL BAY.

SOUTHWEST...GENERALLY CLEAR AND SUNNY WEST OF 157W. FOG POSSIBLE IN
COASTAL AREAS.

SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN ALONG THE COAST CLOUDY WITH RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
INLAND. CONSIDERABLE DOWNSLOPING TO LEE OF MTNS WITH SE FLOW IN MID
LEVELS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING A NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING TAKING A NE TRACK INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF SUN MORNING. IF THIS OCCURS THEN SHOULD SEE A REPEAT OF CURRENT
STORM...WIDESPREAD RAIN FROM EASTERN ALEUTIANS UP TO KODIAK. EXPECT
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS IN SAME AREAS.  LOOK AS
NE WINDS FROM THIS SYSTEM WOULD EXTEND AS FAR WEST AS 173W.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 180 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP MAR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 30, 6:56 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	21 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.