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Small Craft Advisory 579, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 18, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

085 
FZAK51 PAFC 181110
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 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.

PKZ197-190300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON
FRI. A 984 MB LOW WILL FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
21 follow-up statements
306 
FZAK51 PAFC 181532 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 140 141

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.

PKZ197-190300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE 
TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN 
GULF ON FRI. A 984 MB LOW WILL FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRI 
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING 
E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES 
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
725 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
989 
FZAK51 PAFC 182358
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 80 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT AND MOVE TO 30
NM SOUTH OF SELDOVIA FRI NIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN
DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET ON SAT.
$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT DURING THE EVENING ALONG
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT... INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF
KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
338 
FZAK51 PAFC 191155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
985 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING...
TRACK TOWARDS SOUTHERN COOK INLET FRI EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A WEAK 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 150 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...WINDS
BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
CAPE CLEARE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT DURING THE MORNING.
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY 
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT 
NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE THIS EVENING...BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 30
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF DANGEROUS 
CAPE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...
NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

JAM
954 
FZAK51 PAFC 192355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 
SOUTHERN COOK INLET TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND EARLY SAT. A SERIES 
OF FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE GULF SAT AND SUN.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE EARLY THIS EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT 
TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS EVENING AND SUBSIDING TO 3 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING THEN
BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW 
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT W OF THE BARREN 
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
698 
FZAK51 PAFC 201146
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE
SAT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND
150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
479 
FZAK51 PAFC 201432 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

UPDATED 129 FIRST PERIOD

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 AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE
SAT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND
150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
437 
FZAK51 PAFC 201447 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 129

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

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

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE
SAT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND
150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
887 
FZAK51 PAFC 202352
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 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 AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 250 NM 
EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SUN MORNING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2 FT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.  
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF STRAIT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
273 
FZAK51 PAFC 211139
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 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 AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 994 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP AROUND 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$
391 
FZAK51 PAFC 212344
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 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 AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 992 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE
180 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
695 
FZAK51 PAFC 220525 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
925 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

UPDATED ZONES 120 138

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

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

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 992 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE
180 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
925 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
925 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
973 
FZAK51 PAFC 220937 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
136 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 992 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE
180 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
925 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
925 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
136 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. DENSE
FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
920 
FZAK51 PAFC 221146
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 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 AKDT MON AUG 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 170 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY MON EVENING THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
SUCKLING AT 1001 MB LATE TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

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

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
657 
FZAK51 PAFC 222259
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW 145 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY TUE
MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TUE NIGHT OVER THE GULF
SLIDES EAST AND A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PUSHES IN BY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
180 
FZAK51 PAFC 230656 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1055 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW 145 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY TUE
MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TUE NIGHT OVER THE GULF
SLIDES EAST AND A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PUSHES IN BY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1055 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
224 
FZAK51 PAFC 231157
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
SUCKLING AND DISSIPATE EARLY WED MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE GULF ON WED. A 992 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO AROUND 250
NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
426 
FZAK51 PAFC 231553 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125 129 130 

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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
SUCKLING AND DISSIPATE EARLY WED MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE GULF ON WED. A 992 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO AROUND 250
NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON.  SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
567 
FZAK51 PAFC 232041 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1230 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

UPDATE TO 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
SUCKLING AND DISSIPATE EARLY WED MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE GULF ON WED. A 992 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO AROUND 250
NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON.  SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
735 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1230 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
367 
FZAK51 PAFC 232353
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY 
EARLY WED MORNING. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF 
WED. A 985 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK LATE WED NIGHT WILL MOVE 
TO 165 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THURSDAY AT 987 MB.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
861 
FZAK51 PAFC 240428 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
825 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY 
EARLY WED MORNING. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF 
WED. A 985 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK LATE WED NIGHT WILL MOVE 
TO 165 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THURSDAY AT 987 MB.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
825 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
825 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
692 
FZAK51 PAFC 241151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NEARLY STATIONARY 1002 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 980 MB LATE WED EVENING AND
WEAKEN TO 990 MB 210 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...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 17, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE PRESENCE
OF SOME VERY DYNAMIC FEATURES ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION. A SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH IS DIGGING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WHERE A VERY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS IS STILL IN PLACE. STABILITY INDICES ON THE 12Z ANCHORAGE
SOUNDING WERE QUITE IMPRESSIVE WITH TOTAL TOTALS OF 56...LIFTED
INDEX OF -4.9...AND CAPE OF 743 J/KG. THE RESULT OF THE SYNOPTIC
FORCING ON THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS...PRIMARILY FROM ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD. THE SHORT-WAVE
IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY SWING NORTHEASTWARD SO EXPECT SOUTHERN END
OF SHOWERS TO FOLLOW SUIT. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SYNOPTIC FORCING
AS ADDITIONAL VORT-MAXES MOVE IN FROM THE WEST...BUT TEMPERATURES
ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO WARM SO ANY SHOWERS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE
LIGHTER THAN WHAT IS BEING OBSERVED THIS MORNING.

THERE ARE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
ALONG THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS. DRIER CONDITIONS PREVAIL JUST UPSTREAM

WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA
COAST. THIS RIDGE IS WEAKENING AS A TROUGH DIGS OUT OF ASIA INTO
THE WESTERN BERING SUPPORTED BY A 100 TO 130 KT SUBTROPICAL JET.
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA WITH A STRONG SHORT-WAVE SOUTH OF IT HEADED FOR THE BERING
SEA. EXPECT DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW JUST AHEAD OF THIS
SHORT-WAVE TODAY. THIS WILL THEN DEVELOP INTO A MAJOR SYSTEM OVER
THE BERING SEA WHICH WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER MAKER OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE IS FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE GENERAL
EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL
QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF FEATURES
ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING BERING SEA SYSTEM. EACH MODEL SHOWS SOME
CONSISTENCY WITH ITSELF...BUT THERE IS STILL A SPREAD AMONG ALL THE
SOLUTIONS. WILL CONTINUE TO STICK CLOSE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST
WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE NAM SOLUTION. THIS PROVIDES A NICE MIDDLE
GROUND BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN A LOT OF
DETAILS WILL TEND TO TAKE MORE OF A BROAD-BRUSH APPROACH...ESPECIALLY
FOR PRECIP CHANCES AND TIMING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...NOT COMPLETELY EXITING THE
AREA UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VORT-MAXES SLIDING ALONG THE AXIS
WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LIFT FOR SHOWERS WHICH WILL INCREASINGLY
BE FOUND FARTHER NORTH OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
MUCH WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE TROUGH AND STABILIZE
THE ATMOSPHERE. A WARM FRONT WILL PROGRESS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF
WEDNESDAY WAY OUT AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING BERING SEA SYSTEM WHICH
WILL SPREAD LIGHT RAIN OVER MOST OF THE REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND WINDS WILL ARRIVE WITH THE TRIPLE POINT
AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AND THERE WILL BE A STRONG EASTERLY LOW LEVEL
WINDS AS SURFACE RIDGE INTENSIFIES ALONG NORTH GULF COASTAL ZONE
AHEAD OF FRONT. THIS OFTEN PRODUCES DOWNSLOPE WINDS. IN THIS
SITUATION WITH LOTS OF MOISTURE AND STRONG DYNAMICS ALOFT EXPECT
EVERYWHERE TO SEE SOME RAIN. ALSO...EXPECT DEVELOPMENT OF TRIPLE
POINT TO STALL THE FRONT JUST OFFSHORE AND PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
SHIFT TO A MORE N-S ORIENTATION WHICH WILL WEAKEN THE E-W GAP WINDS
SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM. THE ENTIRE LOW COMPLEX WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF BY SATURDAY SO COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL PERSIST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS UPPER TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END. MEANWHILE
A WARM FRONT WILL MAKE QUICK PROGRESS INTO BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY BRINGING
A RETURN TO RAIN AND MORE WIDESPREAD FOG ALONG THE COAST. HEAVIER
RAIN AND A LITTLE WIND WILL ARRIVE WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT ON
FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND BUT
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN UNDER UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW
AND MID TO UPPER LEVEL INSTABILITY WHICH WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW ALONG THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL INITIALLY MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD THANKS TO UPPER
JET OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...IT WILL COME TO A SCREECHING HALT NEAR
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS UPPER LOW FORMS AND
PULLS IT NORTHWARD WHILE JET CONTINUES OFF TO THE EAST. FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR DOWNSTREAM THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WHICH
WILL THEN HELP PULL THIS LOW EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING WITH IT SOME COLDER AIR
ALOFT...SO FOG CONDITIONS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE ACROSS THE REGION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS UPPER LOW WEAKENS OVER THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK MODELS
INDICATE A SHARP TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND
TOWARD WESTERN ALASKA. CONSISTENCY IN THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH
OF THIS SHORT-WAVE ARE NOT GREAT AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB AUG 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days

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