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Gale Warning 501, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 25, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

274 
FZAK51 PAFC 251144
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 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 AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE
GULF THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING INTO THE ALASKAN INTERIOR WILL INCREASE WINDS SUN INTO MON
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
130 
FZAK51 PAFC 252324
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 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 AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE GULF THIS
MORNING AND REMAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR WHITTIER LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR CAPE SPENCER MON
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
830 
FZAK51 PAFC 260056 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
456 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE GULF AND 
REMAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR WHITTIER
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR CAPE SPENCER MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
007 
FZAK51 PAFC 261136
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 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 AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE GULF THROUGH
SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA MON
MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 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 AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
144 
FZAK51 PAFC 261504 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE GULF THROUGH
SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA MON
MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 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 AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
019 
FZAK51 PAFC 262329
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 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 AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND WILL
MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 
WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N TOWARDS MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
571 
FZAK51 PAFC 270642 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1045 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND WILL
MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 
WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N TOWARDS MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1045 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
990 
FZAK51 PAFC 271159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND MON
MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB TUE
MORNING AND WILL THEN MOVE INLAND.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WIND BECOMING N 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS
INCREASING TO S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE
THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4
FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC67 hr

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