Small Craft Advisory 692, NWS Anchorage, AK

454 
FZAK51 PAFC 282351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1006 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1001 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING.
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60
NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WITH THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 25 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 25 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

642 
FZAK51 PAFC 291115
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT 
THU NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THU AFTERNOON 
WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AT 983 MB THEN 
TO 240 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

$$

469 
FZAK51 PAFC 291448 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT 
THU NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THU AFTERNOON 
WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AT 983 MB THEN 
TO 240 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
645 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

$$

138 
FZAK51 PAFC 292317
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 145 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANNETTE ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHWEST
AND DISSIPATE LATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 105 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 410 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 992
MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT IN
THE EVENING BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 
9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE REMAINS OF THE STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA
OVERNIGHT HAS RAPIDLY WEAKENED OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY. A TROUGH
EXTENDS FROM THE LOW INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF. A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. THERE IS A THIRD LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST
BERING SEA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH.

A WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA HAS KEPT CLOUDS OVER MOST OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT FROM
THAT POINT ONWARD THE NAM BEGINS TO DIVERGE FROM THE COMMON SOLUTION
OF THE OTHER MODELS. THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL TODAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE GULF WILL BECOME SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST AND PUSH MORE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS BACK ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG THE COAST. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE INLAND PORTION OF BRISTOL BAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THURSDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE BERING SEA STORM.

THE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING WILL MOVE INTO SIBERIA WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS MAINLY AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A NEW LOW DEVELOPING OVER
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
TO NEAR SAINT PAUL BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND SPREAD
ALONG  THE REST OF THE CHAIN BY THURSDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY. A
WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY NIGHT THEN IT
WILL BE PUSHED INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AS THE STORM IN THE BERING SEA
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM SEP 11