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Brisk Wind Advisory 25, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 2, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

894 
FZAK51 PAFC 021243
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 963 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS
TO 984 THU AFTERNOON. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH
OF YAKUTAT AT 981 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA FRI AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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

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

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
394 
FZAK51 PAFC 030034
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A 972 MB LOW
260 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 973 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND
OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. 
WIND BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
347 
FZAK51 PAFC 030819 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

UPDATED 121 129

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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A 972 MB LOW
260 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 973 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND
OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. 
WIND BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS  S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
448 
FZAK51 PAFC 031301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 985 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES
FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING. ALONG THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE MORNING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF SEAL ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SEE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
632 
FZAK51 PAFC 031309 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 125

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 985 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES
FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING. ALONG THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE MORNING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF SEAL ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
144 
FZAK51 PAFC 032354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND THIS
EVENING. A 993 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...
THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING...
THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT S OF ANCHOR
POINT IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$
747 
FZAK51 PAFC 040627 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
925 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND THIS
EVENING. A 993 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
925 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...
THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING...
THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT S OF ANCHOR
POINT IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$
605 
FZAK51 PAFC 041259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT
AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT MOVES TO
240 NM SE OF KODIAK AT 999 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SUN
EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$
853 
FZAK51 PAFC 041926 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

UPDATED ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT
AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT MOVES TO
240 NM SE OF KODIAK AT 999 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SUN
EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1025 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$
286 
FZAK51 PAFC 050004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 285 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF SITKA SAT NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. 
A 972 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 12 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 12 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
310 PM AKST WED FEB 01 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK DOMINATES THE WEATHER MAP TODAY. THIS
LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH ITS PEAK INTENSITY AT 944 MB AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 160 KT JET IS TRANSPORTING
A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARDS FROM THE
TROPICS. THIS MOISTURE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION IS SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE AHEAD OF THIS LOW.
MEANWHILE...WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT COVERS THE BERING. THIS WILL SUPPORT
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES FROM SHEMYA NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT ON BOTH THE
INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AS IT
MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND INLAND NORTHWEST OF
KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY
THURSDAY EVENING AS A NEW...MUCH WEAKER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
EASTERN GULF. CURRENTLY THE MORE WESTERN TRACK...AS INDICATED BY THE
GFS MODEL...WAS FAVORED.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...A 944 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THURSDAY. A
TROPICAL FETCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS PROVIDING PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AND STEADY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE SUPPORTING STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS SEVERAL LOCAL
GAPS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED 74 MPH IN PORTAGE VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN QUICKLY RELAX BY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES
INLAND. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE LOW ITSELF APPROACHES COOK INLET AND INTENSIFIES THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. A MUCH WEAKER LOW WILL APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY
AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW...HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION AS MOISTURE STREAMS
NORTHWARD...AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN STRONG. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THIS LOW...AND ITS SLOW
PROGRESSION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THIS LOW...BRINGING A BRIEF COLD SPELL BEFORE THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FRIDAY.

.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO SHEMYA EARLY
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SKIRT TO THE NORTH AND FURTHER INTO THE
BERING. THIS LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. A MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL LOW WILL APPROACH
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
INCREASINGLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE WITH RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BY WEDNESDAY WHICH MOVES
NORTH TOWARDS THE GULF COAST THURSDAY. WITH INCREASINGLY STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW WE SHOULD EXPECT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST NEAR NORMAL AND
PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC....BLIZZARD WARNING...101 121 125 131 155 161 181 185
MARINE...STORMS...120 130 155 160 165 170 171 180
         GALES...125 129 132 138 140 141 150 172 175 176 179
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 130 132 138 141 150 155 165 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ELN JAN 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 1, 9:25 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC13 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC17 days
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 days
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 2, 4:06 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 2, 1:42 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC4 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.