Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 934, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
024 FZAK51 PAFC 250002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN INLAND AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A 977 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF SUN NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 961 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N AND E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
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125 FZAK51 PAFC 251259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT BY NOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
945 FZAK51 PAFC 251529 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT BY NOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
216 FZAK51 PAFC 251646 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 140 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 SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 35 KT THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE INLET. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
942 FZAK51 PAFC 252006 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONE 121 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 SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 1105 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 35 KT THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE INLET. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
161 FZAK51 PAFC 260007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 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 SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. NEAR WHITTIER....GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JAM
597 FZAK51 PAFC 261258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 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 MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 979 MB MON NIGHT OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB TUE NIGHT 275 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
308 FZAK51 PAFC 270034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 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 MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 270730 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
261 FZAK51 PAFC 271248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
579 FZAK51 PAFC 271409 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 141 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
301 FZAK51 PAFC 271605 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
224 FZAK51 PAFC 271919 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 1020 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
362 FZAK51 PAFC 280020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WED EVENING. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM WEST OF CORDOVA WED EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
499 FZAK51 PAFC 281239 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
023 FZAK51 PAFC 281802 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
366 FZAK51 PAFC 281838 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 938 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 938 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
537 FZAK51 PAFC 290030 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW IN THE VICINITY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 993 MB. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
246 FZAK51 PAFC 291223 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
905 FZAK51 PAFC 291519 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
171 FZAK51 PAFC 291803 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 900 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
206 FZAK51 PAFC 300049 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
792 FZAK51 PAFC 301210 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE STATE AND EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS 35N THIS MORNING. AN EMBEDDED CLOSED UPPER LOW IS OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA...AND ANOTHER LOW IS WELL SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST AK WITH A WEAKER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND HAS SPAWNED A SECONDARY LOW THAT IS HEADED INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK. ANOTHER DEEP LOW IS WELL SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SURFACE RIDGES ARE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING AND WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE LOW BEING SPAWNED INTO THE GULF WILL CURVE BACK TO MONTAGUE ISLAND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA SUN MORNING. THE LOW CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL TRANSIT THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND CURVE INTO THE GULF OF AK EARLY MON...REACHING PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING. BOTH OF THESE LOWS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR BRINGING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO COASTAL AREAS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS INLAND. IN THE WEST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BERING INTO NEXT WEEK WITH NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW. NEAR THE CHAIN THIS FLOW WILL BECOME EASTERLY AS IT IS MODIFIED BY THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RACING ALONG THE CHAIN ON SAT...AND AGAIN ON MON WHEN ANOTHER LOW MOVES EAST WITH A SIMILAR TRAJECTORY TOWARD THE GULF. THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE GFS WITH SOME EC INFLUENCE IN THE SHORT TERM...BEFORE TENDING TO HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE SMALL CRAFT OR LESS...EXCEPT WHEN THE LOWS TRANSITING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN ENHANCE EAST WINDS OVER THE ISLANDS SAT AND MON. FOR SW AK...CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY EXCEPT WHEN WRAPAROUND MOISTURE FROM LOWS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI BRINGS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SUN INTO MON AND AGAIN ON TUE. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SNOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH THE CONSECUTIVE LOWS MOVING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI TONIGHT INTO MON AND MON NIGHT INTO TUE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WEAK WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING WILL PRODUCE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SW AK THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL ALSO KEEP SOME SNOW SHOWERS SE OF THE AK RANGE THROUGH THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES...130 132 172 175 176 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 25, 9:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.