Small Craft Advisory 936, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN ALASKA TO REMAIN
THROUGH THE WEEK AND BECOME A BIT STRONGER AS WELL. THE BERING SHOULD
BECOME A LOT COLDER WITH A MORE DIRECT SOURCE OF COLD AIR FROM THE
ARCTIC DEVELOPING OVER THE WEEK AS THE RIDGE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA
WEAKENS. MEAN RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN LOWER 48 TO REMAIN IN PLACE AS
WELL KEEPING THE STORM TRACK SQUARELY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

THE JET STREAM TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA STRETCHING FROM
JAPAN TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE STATE TODAY EXTENDING FROM
THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA BACK TO BETHEL AND THEN SOUTHEAST TOWARD
THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE CLOSED LOW IS SITUATED OVER THE YK DELTA WITH
A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA. A SURFACE LOW IS ROTATING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST IN THE
EASTERN GULF TODAY. ALONG THE JET STREAM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SET TO ROTATE
INTO THE GULF ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS SITUATED AND SET TO REMAIN
CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY SYNOPTICALLY. THE DETAILS
ARE A BIT MORE MUDDIED. FOR THE MORNING MODEL PACKAGES...THE ECMWF
SEEMED TO HANDLE THE LOW IN THE GULF THE BEST AND WAS ALMOST SPOT ON
FOR THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF ADAK. THE PATTERN IS SET UP
FOR LOWS TO RAPIDLY PUSH ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC BEFORE RE-CURVING
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS PATTERN TO REMAIN THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
THE UPPER LOW PUSHING INLAND A BIT AND SLOWLY ACROSS THE STATE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL PUSH THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE
STATE AND NOT OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN ALASKA AREA.

THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE ECMWF IN THE SHORT/MID TERM...BEFORE
TRENDING TO HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING AND ALEUTIANS...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE SMALL
CRAFT IN THE EASTERN BERING AND LESS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TONIGHTS LOW
AND MONDAYS LOW NEAR THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

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. THIS WILL HAPPEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE LOW WRAPPING UP IN THE NORTHERN
GULF IS INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE OVER THE NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS. IN
ADDITION...THE WEST TO EAST GAPS IN THE WESTERN SOUND AND BARREN
ISLAND AREA. COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL...WE HAVE ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THOMPSON PASS. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUND AND SNOW TO
SPREAD INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL LATER TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE
AS IT MOVES INLAND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY AND ONSHORE FLOW FOR SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG COAST
LOCATIONS/UPSLOPE AREAS AND SNOW SHOWERS INLAND. THE NEXT LOW WRAPS
INTO THE AREA MONDAY. WITH NORTHEAST FLOW...THE AHEAD OF THE
LOW...MOST INLAND AREAS WILL BE DRY MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. THIS
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUND AS WELL MONDAY NIGHT AND SNOW SHOULD
SPREAD INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE OVERALL PATTERN OVER THE STATE WILL PERSIST INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE AND KEEP THE STORM TRACK THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE FLOW MAY CHANGE A BIT BY THURSDAY WITH THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE
EASTERN BERING MOVING INLAND A BIT. THIS TRACK WOULD LIKELY FAVOR
MORE OF THE SYSTEM DIRECTLY PUSHING TO THE PANHANDLE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES...130 132 121 150
  HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 130 132 138 140 141
                         150 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN DEC 11