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Gale Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

623 
FZAK51 PAFC 160025
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE THIS
EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TONIGHT MOVES 75 NM
NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN THU EVENING AT 987 MB. A SECOND WEATHER
FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND ALONG THE COAST IN
THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT
FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
251 
FZAK51 PAFC 161207
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS
ALONG THE COAST THU EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL STRETCH ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT BY NOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
622 
FZAK51 PAFC 170002
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
755 
FZAK51 PAFC 170216 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
515 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

UPDATED ZONE 130 138

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

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

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
515 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
515 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
880 
FZAK51 PAFC 171252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE 
FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF 
SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
220 
FZAK51 PAFC 171823 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE 
FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF 
SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
068 
FZAK51 PAFC 180002
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ197-181500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR FALSE PASS MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 982 MB
SUN AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SE GUSTS TO 20 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK
BAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
447 
FZAK51 PAFC 181258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 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.

PKZ197-190300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO 60 NM S OF 
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 
A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
189 
FZAK51 PAFC 182357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKENS TO 995 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 963 MB LOW 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

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

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
528 
FZAK51 PAFC 190146 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKENS TO 995 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 963 MB LOW 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
445 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
868 
FZAK51 PAFC 191217
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY
THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 963 MB LOW 280 NM 
SOUTH OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK
CITY MON AFTERNOON AT 969 MB THEN TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE 
MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT
SHIFTING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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