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Small Craft Advisory 90, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 1, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2011, 9:35 AM AKST
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  
$$

6 follow-up statements

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

201 
FZAK51 PAFC 020825 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1120 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

UPDATED ZONES 129 132

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
1120 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 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
1120 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 10 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.  

$$

867 
FZAK51 PAFC 021253
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR GORE POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
WED AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 986 MB WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MERGE
WITH THE FIRST LOW WED EVENING AND DRIFT TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF
YAKUTAT.
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

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

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 10 KT
BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

071 
FZAK51 PAFC 030019
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL
MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT 50 NM EAST OF CORDOVA. A 997 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND DRIFT EAST TO 40
NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AS IT WEAKENS TO 1015 MB FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
CAPE CLEARE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JAM FEB 11

185 
FZAK51 PAFC 031256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM SE OF GORE POINT FRI AFTERNOON AND
DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1008 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN TO NEAR
SITKA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

554 
FZAK51 PAFC 031846 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
935 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

UPDATED 130 138

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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM SE OF GORE POINT FRI AFTERNOON AND
DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1008 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN TO NEAR
SITKA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
930 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
935 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

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 31, 4:50 PM AKST, 11 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 4:50 PM AKST, 11 hours 10 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
450 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
OVERALL HEMISPHERIC PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE DOMINATING SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ON
EITHER SIDE OF THIS RIDGE ARE VERY LARGE TROUGHS THAT STRETCH ACROSS
EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE BERING SEA UPSTREAM...AND OVER MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONUS DOWNSTREAM. AN ACTIVE JET STREAM FLOWING
AROUND THE BASE OF THE BERING SEA TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO FEED MOISTURE
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE WEEK. MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION WILL BRING THE PERIODS OF ENHANCED PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE
MULTIPLE LOWS DEVELOPING AND ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH.
THE FIRST LOW TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT APPEARS TO
BE BEST INITIALIZED BY THE GFS AND UKMET. THE ECMWF TAKES THE LOW TO
THE NORTHWEST WHILE THE NAM PUSHES THE LOW DUE NORTH. THE 115 MILE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO RESULTS IN A MUCH LARGER DIFFERENCE IN
PRECIP TYPE LATER THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. THE PREFERRED SOLUTION IS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS WHICH PUTS THE LOW IN A VERY
FAVORABLE POSITION FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
WHILE COASTAL SECTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

BEYOND THE FIRST 36 HOURS...MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE
DETAILS ALTHOUGH THE STORY REMAINS THE SAME. SEVERAL LOWS ARE LINED
UP TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. PERIODS OF
PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. NO CHANGES
WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST BEYOND THE FIRST 48 HOURS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DIFFICULT FORECAST WITH STILL QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY AS A LARGE PLUME OF MOISTURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH.
CURRENT FORECAST IS LOOKING GOOD WITH SUB ADVISORY SNOWFALL TOTALS
FOR MOST AREAS. FLURRIES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
INTENSITY WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INLAND AS SNOW MIXES WITH OR
CHANGES OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...AN
INVERTED TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF AND KENAI
PENINSULA WITH MOISTURE OVERRUNNING THE SURFACE FEATURE. PERIODS OF
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT UPPER WAVE
BRINGS SOUTHCENTRAL ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TUESDAY
NIGHT. SNOW WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY
THURSDAY...BEFORE THE TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE PARENT LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL GO THROUGH
SEVERAL PHASES OVER THE NEXT 36-72 HOURS AS IT EVOLVES INTO AN OPEN
TROUGH AND THEN BACK TO A CLOSED LOW. MEANWHILE...PERIODS OF LIGHT
SNOW AND FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR
OR SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A LOW IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL MATURE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT
DRIFTS NORTH OF THE CHAIN. THIS CLOSED LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE
WATERS IN THE BERING SEA. OTHERWISE...VERY BENIGN WEATHER CONTINUES
OUT WEST FOR LATE JANUARY/EARLY FEBRUARY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB JAN 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 1, 12:31 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	47 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	9 days

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