Gale Warning 504, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

993 
FZAK51 PAFC 272301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVE TO NEAR SITKA AT 1007 MB 
TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

758 
FZAK51 PAFC 281155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1005 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND
THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WED
MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUST TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM THEN START TO DRIFT
APART IN THE MID TERM. THEY ARE ALL STRUGGLING WITH THE PLACEMENT AND
INTENSITY OF A LOW MOVING THROUGH THE BERING. CONFIDENCE WITH THIS
COMING SYSTEM IS LOW. IN THE EXTENDED THINGS GET WORSE WITH THE EC
MOVING THE MAIN FEATURES MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE GFS OR HPC. THE EC
ALSO HAS THE MAIN LOW MUCH DEEPER THAN THE OTHERS. THINGS ARE
SLIGHTLY BETTER AS WE MOVE EAST BUT OVERALL CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW IN
THE LONG RANGE MODEL FORECASTS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE IS A LOW THAT IS MOVING ON SHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY AND
THE ASSOCIATED FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE BERING AND OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT IS SUPPORTED BY A 115KT JET THAT IS
MOVING FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO OVER THE INTERIOR PART OF THE
STATE. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS
FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND UP THROUGH THE
GULF COAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...THE RAIN AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS ALREADY MAKING ITS WAY
INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL. BY LATE THIS MORNING IT WILL BE WIDESPREAD
FROM THE MATANUSKA VALLEY DOWN THROUGH THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA. BY THIS AFTERNOON THE RAIN WILL HAVE SPREAD TO AREAS ALL
ALONG THE GULF COAST. EARLY ON MONDAY THINGS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT
WITH RIDGING MOVING IN FROM THE WEST BUT SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN MOST
AREAS. BY TUESDAY THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE LEAVING NICE
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHCENTRAL.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY INLAND NEAR HOOPER
BAY HAS BROUGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW AND WARM MOIST AIR TO THE AREA WHICH
IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES. FOLLOWING
THE FRONT HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN OVER THE AREA WHICH WILL BEGIN
TO CLEAR OUT THE SKIES BUT WILL ALSO BRING WITH IT AREAS OF FOG.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE FRONT RESIDING OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING RAIN AND WIND FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE STRONGER WINDS
AND RAIN UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. BUT BY TONIGHT THE FRONT WILL
HAVE MADE ITS WAY PAST THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
THE HIGH WILL HAVE MADE IT TO THE CENTRAL BERING BUT ANOTHER LOW WILL
BE MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER BLAST OF WARM AIR.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ACTIVE PATTERN THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING
WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEEK BRINGING SHORT LIVED AREAS
OF CLEARING IN BETWEEN THE TRAIN OF LOWS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 138 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DWK AUG 12