Gale Warning 212, NWS Anchorage, AK

663 
FZAK51 PAFC 232145 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1240 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

UPDATED ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1018 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD REMAINS STATIONARY AS
IT WEAKENS TO 1020 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1240 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY
ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

452 
FZAK51 PAFC 240021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1018 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W WEAKENS TO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE 
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF FRIDAY. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NEAR THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

886 
FZAK51 PAFC 240223 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
520 PM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1018 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NEAR THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

245 
FZAK51 PAFC 241246
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS
MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

654 
FZAK51 PAFC 241252 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS
MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

527 
FZAK51 PAFC 250004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AND THEN MOVES 
OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
SAT NIGHT AS A LOW REMAINS IN BRISTOL BAY SUN.
$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

734 
FZAK51 PAFC 250621 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AND THEN MOVES 
OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
SAT NIGHT AS A LOW REMAINS IN BRISTOL BAY SUN.
$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
920 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

994 
FZAK51 PAFC 251213
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS
AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

750 
FZAK51 PAFC 260011
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND
MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
AT 990 MB SUN NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF ANCHOR POINT...WIND SHIFTING TO 
SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THOUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

046 
FZAK51 PAFC 261300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN MORNING AND
MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS
OVER KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB AS IT
MOVES TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN
MOVES SOUTH TO 75 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT WHILE
WEAKENING TO 991 MB.

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
14 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR KACHEMAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

237 
FZAK51 PAFC 261310 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN MORNING AND
MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS
OVER KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB AS IT
MOVES TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN
MOVES SOUTH TO 75 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT WHILE
WEAKENING TO 991 MB.

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST N OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
14 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR KACHEMAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

729 
FZAK51 PAFC 270018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SUN
NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 40 NM 
EAST OF SEWARD SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY TO 
165 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 
NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. S OF ANCHOR POINT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN 
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BIT OF A PATTERN CHANGE UNDERWAY WITH THE UPPER LEVELS AS A BROAD
UPPER TROF OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BEGINS TO SHIFT TO THE EAST IN
RESPONSE TO A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. MULTIPLE
SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ARE MAKING THE
FORECAST A BIT CHALLENGING AS THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE
IMPULSES ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST.

OVERALL...THE PATTERN IS BECOMING MORE AMPLIFIED AS A RESULT OF A
DEEPENING LOW THAT RECENTLY DEVELOPED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS LARGE COMPLEX NORTH PACIFIC LOW HAS AN
IMPRESSIVE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH IT WHICH IS RAPIDLY
WRAPPING AROUND THE MAIN CENTER.

AT THE SURFACE...MODELS STILL SUGGEST THAT A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS LINGERING NEAR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND....ALTHOUGH
SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE NOT AS EVIDENT. THIS LOW
SHOULD BECOME A BIT BETTER ORGANIZED TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD AIR ADVECTION.
AS A RESULT...SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS INCREASING AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL.
ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY FROM BRISTOL BAY UP TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. HIGH
PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WHILE THE GALE FORCE
FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS INITIALIZE WELL ON THE MAIN SYNOPTIC FEATURES COMPARED TO
THE 18Z SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE SOLUTIONS
CONCERN THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE
MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THE 12Z AND 18Z NAM SHOW A
MUCH MORE POTENT SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW NEAR
BRISTOL BAY AND CROSSING THE ALASKA RANGE TOWARD NORTHERN COOK INLET.
WHILE THE NAM AND GFS ONLY HINT AT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE REGION...THE THINKING IS THAT SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY BE A BIT
MORE WIDESPREAD IF THIS SHORTWAVE IS AS POTENT AS IT IS BEING
ADVERTISED. WE WILL BE ADJUSTING THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS
MINOR CHANGE IN THE SHORT TERM.

OTHERWISE THE MODELS HAVE ALTERED THE ORIENTATION OF THE RIDGE AS IT
BECOMES AMPLIFIED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. INSTEAD OF THE SHARP NORTH TO
SOUTH RIDGE AXIS...NOW THE MODELS ARE BENDING THE AXIS BACK TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND THE NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM. THIS SLIGHT CHANGE WILL
RESULT IN CLOUDS AND A FEW SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL A
BIT LONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE FILLING IN AS AN UPPER WAVE APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS VERY CONVECTIVE...ALMOST SPRING
LIKE. BELIEVE THAT THE ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AS THE WAVE APPROACHES...ESPECIALLY IF THE NAM PANS OUT...AND
THEN A GRADUAL CLEARING AGAIN TOWARD MORNING. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE THE RIDGE FINALLY APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST FRIDAY MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.

THE REMNANTS OF THE BERING SEA LOW APPROACH SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THE
WEEKEND...BRINGING CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BACK TO THE
REGION. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS WITH THIS NEXT
SYSTEM AT THIS POINT BUT STILL QUITE A WAYS OUT.

SOUTHWEST...
ONSHORE FLOW WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR SHOWERS TO FINALLY
DECREASE IN COVERAGE. SKIES WILL CLEAR THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME
LOCALIZED FOG LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE QUICKLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY WITH THE REMNANTS
OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO APPROACH THE COAST BY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS
FRONT LOSES A LOT OF ITS ENERGY AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST...SO
COASTAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT LOOKING AS GOOD AS IT DID WITH
YESTERDAYS FORECAST. STILL SOME SNOW AND LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE AS THE REMNANTS MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA WHERE THE LARGE
COMPLEX LOW BEGINS WEAKENING TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONT
MARCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SPREADING SNOW AND
RAIN WITH IT. TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY BELOW FREEZING BUT BELIEVE
THE SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL USHER IN ENOUGH WARM AIR
TO ALLEVIATE THE CHANCE OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER LOW DEVELOPS IN THE SAME REGION OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC FRIDAY AND BRINGS STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...155 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 185 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AB FEB 12