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Small Craft Advisory 676, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 19, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

290 
FZAK51 PAFC 192322
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 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 MON SEP 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY AT
971 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED.  A 
966 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT  DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT
DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED. AND WED NIGHT..VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
771 
FZAK51 PAFC 200211 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
610 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125

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

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

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY AT
971 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED.  A 
966 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
610 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING
SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
610 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT  DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT
DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT..VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
661 
FZAK51 PAFC 200835 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

UPDATE TO ZONE 125 129

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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY AT
971 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED.  A 
966 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
610 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING
SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT..VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
688 
FZAK51 PAFC 201201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 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 TUE SEP 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 60
NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE EVENING AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY
COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 975 MB
LOW WILL FORM 550 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO
966 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AND BE ABSORBED BY THE
COMPLEX LOW WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 22
FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE
EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
416 
FZAK51 PAFC 202322
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 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 TUE SEP 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 972 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 55 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY
COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 
977 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING THEN WEAKEN
TO 975 MB AS IT MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTH WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
493 
FZAK51 PAFC 210048 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 120 FOR TYPO

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 TUE SEP 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 972 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 55 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY
COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 
977 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING THEN WEAKEN
TO 975 MB AS IT MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTH WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
058 
FZAK51 PAFC 211148
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 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 WED SEP 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 976 MB
WEAKENS TO 990 MB THU EVENING 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD.

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT BY LATE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
739 
FZAK51 PAFC 212222
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 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 WED SEP 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 979 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 994 MB
LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF
KETCHIKAN AT 962 MB THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY
LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
431 
FZAK51 PAFC 221144
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 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 THU SEP 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB.
$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
113 
FZAK51 PAFC 222311
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 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 THU SEP 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE ON FRI.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR
965 MB IS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LARGE LOW
COVERS ALMOST THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND WILL BE SLOWLY WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW AND THEN INTO THE BRISTOL BAY
AREA.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS WELL ENTRENCHED OVER THE STATE AND DIGS
SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 45N WITH AN UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR 55N 155W. THE JET
STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO STRETCH FROM THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THEN SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
BEFORE TURNING SHARPLY NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. WITH THE
JET STREAM POSITION REMAINING LARGELY UNCHANGED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS THE SECTION OF THE JET JUST SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE
THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AT LEAST TWO MORE STRONG LOWS THAT
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...SAME GENERAL STORY ON THE MODELS TODAY. THEY ARE
HANDLING THE MAIN LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WELL THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TUESDAY AND THEN RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY IS THE ONE THEY ARE ALL STRUGGLING WITH. SOLUTIONS ARE
BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION. THE GFS IS STILL THE FASTEST AND
THE NAM THE SLOWEST BUT THE ECMWF SOLUTION LOOKS TO BE THE MOST
REASONABLE AND IS POSITIONED BETWEEN THESE TWO OTHER MODELS.
OF MORE CONCERN IS THE NEXT LOW WHICH WILL BE ENTERING THE EASTERN
GULF THURSDAY OR FRIDAY ALONG A VERY SIMILAR TRACK TO THE PREVIOUS
ONE. EVEN THE NEWEST 12Z MODEL RUNS SHOW A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MODELS WITH THE GFS MUCH FASTER AND DEEPER THAN THE ECMWF
OR NAM. AT THIS TIME PREFER THE ECMWF POSITIONING BUT THAT MODEL MAY
BE A LITTLE TOO WEAK ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS
PROMPTED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN ZONE 125. WHILE STREAM
LEVELS ARE NOT NEAR FLOOD STAGE YET THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY RISE
OVERNIGHT AS SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND REMAIN
HIGH UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW
SOUTH OF THE GULF TUESDAY THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY THE HEAVIER RAINS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LONG TERM FORECAST CONTINUES TO SHOW THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH ENTRENCHED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS MEANS GENERALLY
SHOWERY WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE FOR MOST LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE
GULF COASTLINE. ALTHOUGH A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BE PRESENT...THE
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTEN WILL KEEP STRONG STORMS MOSTLY
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR DOMAIN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY 125.
MARINE...GALE 129 140 155 165 170 179 180.
         STORM 125.
         HURRICANE FORCE 120 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 20, 11:55 AM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 20, 1:00 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 20, 3:10 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC22 hr

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