Gale Warning 175, NWS Anchorage, AK

775 
FZAK51 PAFC 091912 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 125

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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 969 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE 100 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON.
A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 979 MB THU NIGHT THEN
TO NEAR SEWARD AT 999 MB FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1010 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 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. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1010 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

595 
FZAK51 PAFC 100016
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 989 MB FRIDAY MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...
WINDS INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 16 FT
E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER...BECOMING E 
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT
3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM

089 
FZAK51 PAFC 101254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF
UNALASKA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 959
MB SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

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

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT
4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

649 
FZAK51 PAFC 110029
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SUN. A 950 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF 
COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF
DILLINGHAM EARLY SAT EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT 
HEADS TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN. 
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 
26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO
19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 30 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

JAM