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Small Craft Advisory 68, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 24, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

506 
FZAK51 PAFC 241230
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 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 AKST MON JAN 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 275 NM SE OF KODIAK AT 969
MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING AT 980 MB. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 370 NM
SE OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND THEN MOVES TO 120 NM SE OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 980 MB LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING
TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT
9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

194 
FZAK51 PAFC 250035
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING AT 980 MB. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE
TO 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 90
NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT
7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

764 
FZAK51 PAFC 251227
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING AT 981 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 425
NM SE OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 70 NM SW OF YAKUTAT AT
988 MB TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

813 
FZAK51 PAFC 251851 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING AT 981 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 425
NM SE OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 70 NM SW OF YAKUTAT AT
988 MB TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
950 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

813 
FZAK51 PAFC 260001
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE 60 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK TUE NIGHT AT 991 MB AND THEN MOVE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WED
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND
THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

257 
FZAK51 PAFC 261228
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY MOVES INLAND WED AFTERNOON NEAR SEWARD.
A 988 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY WED 50
NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF
THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 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 Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE OVERALL PRESSURE
PATTERN BUT THERE ARE SOME DETAILS IN THIS DYNAMICALLY COMPLEX SYSTEM
THAT ARE CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS. THE NAM SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE
ON THE ELONGATION OF THE WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THE
GFS IS KEEPING IT MORE CONSOLIDATED TO THE WEST WHICH IS NOT MATCHING
UP TO WHAT IS BEING SEEN ON SATELLITE. THE GFS RECOVERS FROM THIS AND
WAS USED PAST THE FIRST DAY AND A HALF IN THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGES.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN
GULF OF ALASKA. THE MAIN JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF THE AREA AS IT COMES
OFF OF JAPAN AND FOLLOWS THE 35N PARALLEL BEFORE CURVING TOWARD THE
UPPER RIDGE IN THE GULF. THERE IS ALSO A JET STREAK AT 250 MB OVER
SOUTHERN ALASKA WHICH IS LIKELY A CONTRIBUTING REASON AS TO WHY THE
FRONT OVER SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS BEEN SO STRONG.
THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IS A LITTLE SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A KINK IN THE WEATHER FRONT
WAS OBSERVED ON SATELLITE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BETWEEN ATKA AND THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THIS FEATURE ACCELERATED THE WINDS IN THE EASTER
BERING SEA TO HURRICANE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING AND BROUGHT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
A TRIPLE POINT LOW NEAR KODIAK WITH A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
BRINGING STORM FORCE EASTERLY WINDS TO THAT AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE NORTH GULF COAST IS EXPERIENCING STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE STRONG WEATHER FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS IT PUSHES THROUGH BUT ITS PASSING WILL ALSO
ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN IN EARNEST OVER A LARGE PART OF THE
AREA. THROUGH THE DAY TODAY THERE HAS BEEN STRONG DOWNSLOPING OVER
THE AREA SUPPRESSING THE PRECIPITATION BUT THAT WILL CHANGE WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE TWO BIGGEST AREAS OF CONCERN FOR THIS EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD IN THE EAST ARE THOMPSON PASS AND
PORTAGE VALLEY THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM THERE ARE WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WITH
BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE NOT LOW ENOUGH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
BUT IT BEARS WATCHING THROUGH THE EVENING...OR UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE
WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND TURN PRECIPITATION TO MOSTLY
RAIN.
IN THOMPSON PASS THE BLIZZARD WATCH WAS CANCELED SINCE WINDS AND
VISIBILITIES WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE SEVERE ENOUGH FOR A
WARNING...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITY OVERNIGHT THROUGH
THE PASS.
THE SUSITNA VALLEY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN REGIONS OVERNIGHT AS THE SOUTHEAST FLOW
UPSLOPES ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.
ROUGH WEATHER IS ALSO OCCURRING IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN
BERING SEA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS EASILY
VERIFIED WITH 70 MPH WINDS AND OVER 12 HOURS OF VISIBILITIES OF ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA ALSO WARRANTED A BLIZZARD WARNING BEING ISSUED AS NUMEROUS
LOCATIONS WERE AT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WINDS GUSTING FROM 55 TO
70 MPH. WIND CHILLS ARE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD IN THIS AREA AS
TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED FROM ZERO TO 15 BELOW ALL DAY PRODUCING
WIND CHILLS FROM 45 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT IN THESE AREAS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...WEATHER WILL SETTLE DOWN AFTER TODAY INTO THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A PERSISTENT LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL KEEP SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND THAT AREA BUT WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHED. MORE MILD
TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS THE FLOW WILL
REMAIN SOUTHERLY.
THE NEXT LARGE STORM LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS IS A WARM SYSTEM THAT MAY QUICKLY
TURN TO RAIN IN THESE AREAS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145. WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155.
BLIZZARD WARNING 155 195.
MARINE...STORM 132.
GALE 120 125 129 130 138 140 150 155 165 170 172 175 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAN 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 23, 6:25 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	10 hr
Jan 24, 2:26 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	6 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.