Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

633 
FZAK51 PAFC 270000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM GFS AND ECWMF IN SOME DISAGREEMENT ON
POSITION OF LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT.  GFS
POSITIONS CENTER FURTHER TO THE WEST WHILE NAM HAS A WEAKER ELONGATED
CENTER...ECWMF SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE.  EAST DESK IS USING NAM
SOULTION...THE MAIN POINT IS GALES IN GULF TONIGHT WITH A FRONT
MOVING ONSHORE THIS EVENING.

WITH REGARD TO BERING LOW...ALL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. LOW CENTER
OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE TUE MORNING
AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES AND THEN OVER ST MATTHEW WED MORNING.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN ENERGY IS WITH PARENT LOW OVER
SOUTHERN AK PEN WITH GULF LOW IN AREA OF STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL
JET..HENCE ITS RAPID MOVEMENT INTO THE GULF OVER THE NEXT 18 HOURS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...NEXT FRONT MOVES ON SHORE SOMETIME BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD EXPECT RAIN WITH MIXED PHASE INLAND. LOOKS AS
GREATER ANCHORAGE AREA WILL DOWNSLOPE INITIALLY BUT CHANCE OF SNOW
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING. A SECOND LOW MOVES INTO
NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON WITH LOW CENTER NEAR ICY BAY.  NORTH
WINDS FOR COOK INLET BUT PRECIP REMAINING PWS AND EAST.

SOUTHWEST...FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT BRING COOLER TEMPS ON
THE BACKSIDE. MEANWHILE CONTINUED SNOWSHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY WINDS
GENERALLY 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT DIMINISHING AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

BERING...CLOUDY WITH NORTH FLOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NEXT
SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC REACHES CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED MID-DAY. MODELS
INDICATING THIS LOW IN THE 950 MB RANGE SO EXPECT STRONG SE WINDS WED
EVENING ONWARDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN FEATURE IS CONTINUANCE OF ALEUTIAN LOW
THAT MOVES OVER SEGUAM ISLAND THU EVENING AROUND 960 MB. THIS SYSTEM
THEN MOVES NW DUE TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT BUILDS OVER GULF AND
ALASKA MID WEEK.  REMNANT OF FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD
MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ZONES THU EVENING. ALSO EXPECT STRONG NW WINDS ON
BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...GENERALLY WEST OF 175 W.

SOUTHCENTRAL...GENERALLY CLEAR WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS THU AND FRI WITH
POTENTIAL FOR WEAKENING FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH REGION ON SAT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES: 120 185 130
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP JAN 11