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Small Craft Advisory 565, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 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.

872 
FZAK51 PAFC 122315
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 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 FRI AUG 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM 70 NM SOUTH OF
SEWARD LATE SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON 
ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
KALGIN ISLAND...WINDS INCREASING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

JAM
10 follow-up statements
749 
FZAK51 PAFC 131149
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 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 SAT AUG 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM
SOUTH OF SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
672 
FZAK51 PAFC 132148 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
140 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

UPDATED ZONE 130

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 SAT AUG 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM
SOUTH OF SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
140 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
449 
FZAK51 PAFC 132335
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 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 SAT AUG 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON 
ISLAND SUN MORNING AND MOVE 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 998 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE....W
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...WINDS INCREASING TO W 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

JAM
309 
FZAK51 PAFC 141153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 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 SUN AUG 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA AT 998
MB MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT
INCREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
4 FT EXCEPT 1 FOOT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
225 
FZAK51 PAFC 142321
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 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 SUN AUG 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 80 NM WEST MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT AT 995 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE LATE MON NIGHT. A
WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN GULF ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E
WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN 
SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR
WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF KALGIN
ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
627 
FZAK51 PAFC 151159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB THIS EVENING
THEN WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. WEAK TROUGHING WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING FOG.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER.  SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
938 
FZAK51 PAFC 151634 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
835 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB THIS EVENING
THEN WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
835 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N 
WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING FOG.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER.  SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
513 
FZAK51 PAFC 151912 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1110 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129

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

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

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB THIS EVENING
THEN WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
835 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N 
WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1110 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. 
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE 
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1110 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER.  SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
717 
FZAK51 PAFC 152351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

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

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

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN 
AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON TUE.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND
35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
601 
FZAK51 PAFC 161157
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

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

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

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY.
WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD ALONG THE GULF COAST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE....W WIND 15 KT. CAPE CLEARE EAST...SE
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W TO N WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT.

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 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 Aug 12, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE IS STATIONARY
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE RIDGE HAS BEEN BUILDING NORTHWARD
THE PAST COUPLE DAYS SO THAT PACIFIC MOISTURE WHICH HAD BEEN MOVING
OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA NOW MUST HEAD
FARTHER NORTH TOWARD SIBERIA BEFORE HEADING EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA
MAINLAND. SHOWERS ARE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING
ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND DISSIPATING AS THEY CROSS THE
ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. FURTHER EAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
SUNNY SKIES ARE DOMINATING ONCE AGAIN. CHANGES ARE IN STORE THOUGH
AS THE RIDGE BUILDS EASTWARD A BIT PUSHING THAT MOISTURE OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. ALSO OF NOTE IS AN UPPER LOW
NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT WHICH IS POISED TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD
AS THE BERING RIDGE NOSES ITS WAY UP INTO SIBERIA. UNDER THE RIDGE
AND TO THE WEST STRATUS AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE THE NORM WITH
STEEP SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS IN PLACE TO MAINTAIN A VERY MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT
ON UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
ON SUNDAY. THE FORECAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IS
A LITTLE TRICKIER AS RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AND MOISTURE MOVES
IN FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MODELS DIFFER IN DEPTH OF MOISTURE/LIFT
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE RESULTANT QPF FIELDS ARE ALL OVER THE
PLACE. WITH ANTICYCLONIC CURVATURE ALOFT THINK ANY SHOWERS MOVING
IN FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE SO THAT ANYTHING
THAT DOES FALL WILL BE SPOTTY AND SHORT-LIVED. CHANCES WILL THEN
INCREASE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
EVEN THEN...MODELS DON'T DEPICT ANY ORGANIZED FORCING MECHANISM SO
SHOWERS SHOULD NOT BE WIDESPREAD. BASICALLY...THIS MEANS DO NOT
FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR MODEL FOR PRECIPITATION FORECASTS. WILL USE
A MORE GENERAL BROAD-BRUSH PHILOSOPHY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. AT THE
SURFACE PREFER THE NAM/EC/UKMET SOLUTION WITH POSITION OF LOW THAT
FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW.

OUT WEST...THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN HANDLING OF WEAK LOWS
MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...BUT
NOT ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE SENSIBLE WEATHER FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY ACROSS THE REGION...BUT INITIALLY EXPECT NO MORE THAN A
FEW SHOWERS. THIS WILL CHANGE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS UPPER
LOW DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE
KENAI PENINSULA TO COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. STEADY RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A
SHOWERS BY MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF.
THERE WILL BE SOME MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT TUESDAY OVER MOST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE MAIN LOW CENTER ROTATES UP TOWARD THE YUKON.
HOWEVER...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A THREAT WITH A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH SITTING OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ONE BATCH OF SHOWERS WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON LEAVING JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS BEHIND. HOWEVER...
INFLUENCE OF UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN FROM NORTH WILL MEANS RAIN
OR SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY INLAND. ONSHORE
FLOW WILL MAINTAIN A VERY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER SO FOG AND STRATUS
WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE COASTAL AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WITH FLOW VEERING
TOWARD THE NORTH.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA THIS WEEKEND THE BERING RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED
SOUTHWARD WITH JUST A WEAK REMNANT LEFT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
WILL ALLOW COOLER AIR ALOFT TO FILTER SOUTHWARD AND RESULT IN MORE
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL HELP BREAK UP SOME OF THE FOG. WEST
OF THE RIDGE...A COMBINATION OF WEAK LOWS MOVING THROUGH ALONG WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE VERTICAL PROFILE MEANS AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN
AND FOG WILL PERSIST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS/ECMWF ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH THE GENERAL PATTERN IN THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD WITH
A BROAD TROUGH PERSISTING OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND ANOTHER TROUGH
MOVING FROM ASIA INTO THE BERING SEA MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE WESTERN TROUGH
SO CONFIDENCE DIMINISHES FURTHER OUT IN TIME. FOR MAINLAND ALASKA
EXPECT A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS...PRIMARILY DIURNAL IN
NATURE...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS OF SUN. THE WESTERN TROUGH
WILL TRIGGER FORMATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL
BRING RAIN ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF THIS REACHING THE MAINLAND BY LATE NEXT WEEK.

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

SEB AUG 11

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