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Gale Warning 277, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 12, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

012 
FZAK51 PAFC 122351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT...THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 KT TOWARD EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING T 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
4 follow-up statements
575 
FZAK51 PAFC 122357 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

CORRECTED AREA 120

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

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

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT...THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 KT TOWARD EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
686 
FZAK51 PAFC 131130
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD MON EVENING 
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. 
THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 
976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT..EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WIND BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131840 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD TUE EVENING 
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 
976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT..EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WIND BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
131 
FZAK51 PAFC 132334
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE
WED MORNING. A 981 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL INTENSIFY TO 976
MB 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT
MOVES INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC10 days
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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Sources

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