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Small Craft Advisory 86, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 30, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

439 
FZAK51 PAFC 310047
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON
EVENING MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD.  SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT....GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI..E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT KALGIN ISLAND IN THE
EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

6 follow-up statements

901 
FZAK51 PAFC 311258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY AS
A 996 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES. A 987
MB LOW DEVELOPS 180 NM E OF SITKINAK ISLAND MON EVENING AND MOVES TO
NEAR ANCHORAGE AT 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM
SE OF KODIAK CITY FROM THE SOUTH TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

221 
FZAK51 PAFC 311836 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY AS
A 996 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES. A 987
MB LOW DEVELOPS 180 NM E OF SITKINAK ISLAND MON EVENING AND MOVES TO
NEAR ANCHORAGE AT 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM
SE OF KODIAK CITY FROM THE SOUTH TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
930 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

610 
FZAK51 PAFC 010015
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MOVES 60 NM
EAST OF SEWARD AT 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT.
A 986 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON MOVES 60 NM
SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WED AFTERNOON AT 995 MB.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SE
WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT GUSTING 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE
EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

987 
FZAK51 PAFC 010340 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MOVES 60 NM
EAST OF SEWARD AT 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT.
A 986 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON MOVES 60 NM
SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WED AFTERNOON AT 995 MB.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
630 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SE
WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT GUSTING 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE
EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

009 
FZAK51 PAFC 011244
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 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.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 50 NM S OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE
AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTH TO 200 NM S OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE EVENING AND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AT 990 MB
WED MORNING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

547 
FZAK51 PAFC 020004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 30 NM SE OF HOMER WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE
NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTH TO 10 NM NE OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AT 989 MB WED
EVENING. 
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING W 35 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT TOWARDS MORNING. SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JAM FEB 11

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 30, 12:10 PM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 12:10 PM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1210 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN LOCKED INTO
PLACE WITH RIDGE CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND NORTHWEST
CANADA AND A BROAD TROUGH FROM EASTERN RUSSIA ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND NORTH PACIFIC. THE STRONG LOW WHICH MOVED INTO THE EASTERN
BERING ON SATURDAY IS WEAKENING OFF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NEXT SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THIS MORNING TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD BRISTOL BAY.
THIS IS A GOOD SET-UP FOR PRECIP IN BRISTOL BAY WITH ABUNDANT
MOISTURE OVERRUNNING FROM THE PACIFIC AND A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH
TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID
TO UPPER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE ZONE WITH PRECIP FALLING AS
RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. A MYRIAD OF OTHER SYSTEMS ARE
MOVING THROUGH THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
OF THESE DOWN OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG THE UPPER JET.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN THE DAY 3 TO 4
TIME PERIOD WITH POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THERE IS A LITTLE
LESS SPREAD TODAY AMONG THE DIFFERENT MODELS AS WELL AS IN THE
ENSEMBLES. PLAN TO PICK A MIDDLE GROUND AMONG THE SOLUTIONS AND
TREND THE FORECAST HEAVILY THAT WAY..ESPECIALLY IN CASES WHERE
THE CURRENT FORECAST IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. THE MOST NOTEWORTHY
TREND IS TOWARD A FURTHER EAST POSITION OF INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH
OVER THE GULF EARLY THIS WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP WARMER AIR EAST OF
THE KENAI MOUNTAINS AND SET UP POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
FROM THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU.
THERE IS CERTAINLY STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE DETAILS...BUT WILL
INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF
WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...BRINGING THE
SURFACE OCCLUDED FRONT WITH IT. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL
LIMIT PRECIP PRIMARILY TO THE COAST AS WELL AS UPSLOPE AREAS OF
THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. MEANWHILE...A WARM FRONT
OVER 1000 MILES TO THE SOUTH WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHWARD TONIGHT
AND REACH THE GULF ON MONDAY...WAY OUT AHEAD OF THE PARENT LOW.
THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY WHERE THIS FRONT WILL SET UP...

BUT ALL THE LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY THANKS
TO A LONG FETCH OF TROPICAL MOISTURE. THERE ARE ALSO INDICATIONS
OF A WEAK LOW FORMING IN THE VICINITY OF WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO ENHANCED MOISTURE ADVECTION ACROSS THE
KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THIS IS A GOOD SET UP FOR SNOWFALL IN
ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE ON AMOUNTS.
THE FORECAST BEYOND THIS FIRST EVENT BECOMES HIGHLY UNCERTAIN.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ANOTHER LOW COULD MOVE UP ACROSS THE GULF...
BUT MODELS SOLUTIONS ARE HIGHLY VARIABLE.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND THEN EVERYTHING WILL LIFT NORTHWARD
WITH THE UPPER TROUGH MONDAY. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN TONIGHT AS
THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT...WHICH WILL CHANGE PRECIP BACK TO
ALL SNOW ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY PROVIDING DRY WEATHER AND
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...EXPECT A LOW TO FORM SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY AND THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL
QUICKLY BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED AND REMAIN QUITE COMPACT IN
SIZE...SO IT WILL ONLY AFFECT A SMALL AREA AS IT MOVES THROUGH.
MEANWHILE...A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE DOWNSTREAM OF THIS LOW WILL AMPLIFY
OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING MONDAY AND TUESDAY RESULTING
IN BENIGN CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...EXPECT BROAD TROUGH TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION. SPREAD IN MODEL SOLUTIONS...ALTHOUGH A LITTLE BETTER
THAN YESTERDAY...MAKES IT HARD TO PINPOINT INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130.
         GALE WARNING 120 125 132 138 140 176 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB JAN 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 31, 9:30 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	7 hr

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