Small Craft Advisory 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

804 
FZAK51 PAFC 201537 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

UPDATED 129 130 140 141

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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE
THIS AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN
TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
640 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
640 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT
BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
640 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
640 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

274 
FZAK51 PAFC 210029
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF
SEWARD AT 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW
230 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT
990 MB SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATES.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 15 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JAM JAN 11

578 
FZAK51 PAFC 211241
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES INLAND LATER THIS
MORNING. A 989 MB LOW 180 NM SE OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO
NEAR YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AND THEN INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES
THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS
GUSTING TO 35 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING E 10 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15 KT.
SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT
4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

267 
FZAK51 PAFC 220014
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING
AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE
SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

876 
FZAK51 PAFC 221232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

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

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

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

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

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

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
410 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS UNDERWAY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
AN ELONGATED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING AND
SPLITTING INTO TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES...A HIGH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA
AND AN EASTWARD MIGRATING RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. THIS
IS ALLOWING A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED
FRONT TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND BRING THE FIRST
WIDESPREAD SNOW IN QUITE SOME TIME TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A
STACKED UPPER LEVEL LOW IS MEANDERING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SHEMYA. THE WEAKENING 960 MB SURFACE LOW IS ALSO ESSENTIALLY
STATIONARY SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...THOUGH MULTIPLE
SHORTWAVES ARE ROTATING AROUND THIS SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST OF THESE
WAVES IS THE AFOREMENTIONED WEATHER SYSTEM CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE
NORTHERN GULF.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN FAIR AGREEMENT ON THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC WEATHER
ELEMENTS OUT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...BUT THEY HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING
TO CAPTURE THE DETAILS OF THE UPCOMING SYSTEMS AS WE TRANSITION INTO
A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN. THERE IS RELATIVELY GOOD CONSISTENCY WITH THE
FIRST TWO SHORTWAVES THAT MOVE INTO THE GULF IN THE NEXT 48
HOURS...BUT THE MODELS THEN QUICKLY FALL APART WITH A THIRD WEAK
SHORTWAVE THAT ENTERS THE GULF OUT AROUND 72 HOURS. HOWEVER...THE
MODELS DO REGROUP AND BRING THE MEAN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OUT FROM
SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA BY MONDAY
MORNING. GIVEN THE CURRENT VOLATILE MODEL SOLUTIONS...TODAY'S
FORECAST PACKAGE USED THE 00Z RUN OF THE ECMWF SINCE THE NEWEST RUN
IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS AND THE
INHERITED GRIDS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE
REGION AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT SURGES ONSHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM
THIS SYSTEM...BUT PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND A THICK CLOUD
DECK WILL HELP TO RAISE TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES. THERE
WILL BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTION THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
MOISTURE-LADEN SHORTWAVE PUSHES ONSHORE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SHORTWAVE AFFECTING MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA IS ALSO BRINGING AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY IN KOLIGANEK
AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN TOOKSOK BAY. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF
SHORTWAVES WRAP AROUND NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE IN THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS MILD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...BROAD SOUTHERLY TO EASTERLY FLOW WILL
PERSIST BEHIND THE OCCLUDED FRONTAL BAND THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE
ALEUTIANS LAST NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE INTO THE WEEKEND AS SEVERAL WEAK
SHORTWAVES ROTATE AROUND THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK OVER SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVES DEVELOPING
AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ROTATING INTO
THE REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 127 130 138 140 176 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...127 128 140 141 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KS JAN 11