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Small Craft Advisory 476, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

955 
FZAK51 PAFC 112254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE
EASTERN GULF ON TUE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FR AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
12 follow-up statements
596 
FZAK51 PAFC 112312 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE
EASTERN GULF ON TUE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
692 
FZAK51 PAFC 121159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. BARREN ISLANDS WEST...SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
859 
FZAK51 PAFC 121438 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 140

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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
635 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. BARREN ISLANDS WEST...SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
635 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 4 KT EXCEPT LESS THAN 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
550 
FZAK51 PAFC 122326
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 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 AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH THU. A 1010 MB LOW WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUE
NIGHT AND WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF
WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING NEAR WHITTIER IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF 
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
311 
FZAK51 PAFC 131200
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W WIND 15 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
104 
FZAK51 PAFC 132337
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

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

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.  
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER...
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...GUSTS TO 35 KT
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
779 
FZAK51 PAFC 141202
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SW GUSTS TO 25 KT
NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
513 
FZAK51 PAFC 141900 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

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

UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129

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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SW GUSTS TO 25 KT
NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
503 
FZAK51 PAFC 141948 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1145 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

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

UPDATED ZONE 138

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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SW GUSTS TO 25 KT
NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HEADLANDS AROUND BLACK
CAPE. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR BLACK CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
595 
FZAK51 PAFC 141949 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1145 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

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

UPDATED ZONE 138

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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1100 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SW GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SW GUSTS TO 25 KT
NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1145 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HEADLANDS AROUND BLACK
CAPE. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR BLACK CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
601 
FZAK51 PAFC 142312
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 
MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...AFTERNOON AND EVENING S WIND 10 KT.
OTHERWISE VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR
WHITTIER...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR ENGLISH BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
628 
FZAK51 PAFC 151201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 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 AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. 

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.TODAY...S AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...W
WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 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 Jul 11, 1:10 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:10 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
110 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW OFF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THIS MORNING IS TRACKING RAPIDLY TOWARD
THE UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE RAIN MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA DENOTES THE WARM FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM.
THIS IS A BONAFIDE WARM FRONT WITH NOTABLY WARM TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 60S ON
THE LEE SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA (ENHANCED BY DOWNSLOPE
COMPRESSIONAL WARMING). THE WARM FRONT IS TRACKING QUICKLY TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SO EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS RAIN MOVES INTO COOK INLET. A WELL DEFINED
COLD FRONT IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND EASTERN BERING SEA. CONDITIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE
QUITE BENIGN WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ONCE AGAIN SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
HANDLING OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE ARE MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN THE POSITION OF THE INVERTED TROUGH WHICH SETS UP
ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON
TUESDAY. WILL USE THE NAM MODEL TO REFINE THE CURRENT FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WARM FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BECOME
OCCLUDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT TRACKS ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE SURFACE RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL RESULT IN A TURNAGAIN ARM WIND...BUT WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST
FLOW DO NOT EXPECT ANY DOWNSLOPE DRYING. IN FACT EXPECT WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAINS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. DON'T
EXPECT MUCH IMPROVEMENT UNTIL UPPER WAVE EXITS THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT. EVEN THEN...WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LOTS OF CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW ON THE PERIPHERY OF
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING...SO THREAT OF CLOUDS AND
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE FORCING IS WEAK SO DON'T EXPECT SHOWERS TO BE
WIDESPREAD AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SUN VISIBLE EACH DAY. AT THE
SURFACE A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY AND
STRENGTHEN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WITH LOWER PRESSURE IN
THE GULF THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN
GULF.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
COAST OVERNIGHT AND INLAND DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH. ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN VERY
MOIST CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WITH AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE.
UPPER LEVEL WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE NORTHERN BERING LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION WITH CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BENIGN CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE ONE FEATURE OF NOTE
IS AN INVERTED TROUGH WHICH WILL BRING RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WITH STRONGER WINDS REMAINING SOUTH OF
THIS BOUNDARY. THIS TROUGH WILL SINK BACK SOUTHWARD BY THURSDAY AND
A SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT MUCH WILL CHANGE IN THE SYNOPTIC SCALE
DURING THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 FORECAST PERIOD. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER THE BERING STRAIT MID WEEK WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE
MAINLAND AND RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AND
BUILD ACROSS THE GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A
STORM TRACK FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. THERE IS MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM...BUT ROUGHLY EXPECT ANOTHER STORM TO MOVE INTO THE BERING
LATE IN THE WEEK AND REACH THE MAINLAND NEXT WEEKEND. THE COUPLE
DAYS PRIOR TO THAT SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT FORCING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB JUL 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jul 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jul 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.