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Gale Warning 394, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 8, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

356 
FZAK51 PAFC 082247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON AT 984 MB 
AND THEN WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY ON THU. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
496 
FZAK51 PAFC 091145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

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

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE
WED NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
649 
FZAK51 PAFC 091902 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE
WED NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO SOUTH 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
899 
FZAK51 PAFC 092256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

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

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH M ON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
161 
FZAK51 PAFC 100014 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
505 
FZAK51 PAFC 100706 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

UPDATED 121 125 129 130 138

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

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

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
156 
FZAK51 PAFC 101159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

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

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT
INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING. A 1001 MB PACIFIC
LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11
FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.

.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
186 
FZAK51 PAFC 102243
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

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

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR 
ALASKA FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB
SAT. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
367 
FZAK51 PAFC 110522 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR 
ALASKA FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB
SAT. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
920 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN
ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
254 
FZAK51 PAFC 111153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB FRI EVENING 200 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING NEAR
CORDOVA. A 998 MB LOW FORMS FRI EVENING 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AND
WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON 60 NM NW OF KODIAK...AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 1006 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT DRIFTS TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 9, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 9, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

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