Gale Warning 54, NWS Anchorage, AK

343 
FZAK51 PAFC 041924 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

UPDATED ZONES 125

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR YAKUTAT WED NIGHT THEN MOVE
INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
955 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 
SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
955 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE
BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

661 
FZAK51 PAFC 050038
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL MOVE INLAND 
AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM 50 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF HOMER THU MORNING AND TRACK INLAND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA 
THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON THU WILL 
WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 35 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING
THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

229 
FZAK51 PAFC 051334
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS BY THU AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING INLAND. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 994 MB LOW
270 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA FRI EVENING.  
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

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

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT DURING THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLAND WEST. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY LATE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

498 
FZAK51 PAFC 051609 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

UPDATED ZONE 120 125 130 140 141

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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS BY THU AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING INLAND. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 994 MB LOW
270 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA FRI EVENING.  
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

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

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 
W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD...S WIND 25 KT
BECOMING W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY 
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

964 
FZAK51 PAFC 052008 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1110 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

UPDATED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS BY THU AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING INLAND. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 994 MB LOW
270 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA FRI EVENING.  
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

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

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 
W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD...S WIND 25 KT
BECOMING W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY 
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1110 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
710 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

052 
FZAK51 PAFC 060027
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 
95 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT FRI MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT
FRI AFTERNOON. A 965 MB PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI
AFTERNOON WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN OKAY AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS BUT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY
REMAINS POOR AMONG ALL THE MODELS. ALL MODELS RECOGNIZE MULTIPLE LOWS
PINWHEELING AROUND EACH OTHER AS THEY HEAD FOR THE EASTERN GULF AND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA BUT WHILE GFS CONSOLIDATES MOST OF THE ENERGY WELL
SOUTH OF THE GULF...EC AND UKMET EMPHASIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE
NORTHERN CIRCULATION CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATER
TODAY. ULTIMATELY CHOSE AN EC GEM NAM BLEND IN THE EAST AND A GFS EC
BLEND OUT WEST. WE TRIED TO TAKE THE BEST ELEMENTS FROM EACH
SOLUTION...EMPHASIZING THOSE FEATURES THAT THE MODELS AGREED ON AND
DISCOUNTING THE REST. FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS WILL NEED TO BE MADE TO THE
FORECAST PACKAGE TO ADD DETAILS BEYOND 24 HOURS.

.SURFACE FEATURES...

.IN THE GULF...A 970 MB COMPLEX LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA THIS MORNING. THE LOW RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES
NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES OVER WESTERN CANADA ON
THURSDAY. BRIEF RIDGING BUILDS IN BEHIND THE EXITING LOW ON THURSDAY
BUT IS QUICKLY SHOVED OFF TO THE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN ANOTHER
MAJOR NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERS THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH AND TRACKS
NORTHEASTWARD.

.OUT WEST...A 992 MB LOW NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
DILLINGHAM LATE TONIGHT. MODELS AGREE ON RAPIDLY WEAKENING THE LOW AS
IT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATING IT OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

AN INVERTED TROUGH IS BACKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE GULF COAST THIS
MORNING PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY BUT DISSIPATE IN THE EARLY EVENING EVENING AS THE LOW
IN THE GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG GULF COAST REMAINS VERY TIGHT THIS
MORNING BUT SHOULD RELAX TOWARDS EVENING. NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ARE
PEAKING IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH TODAY AT SEWARD AND WEST WINDS AT
WHITTIER EXCEEDED 90 MPH OVERNIGHT. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS HAVE COMBINATION WITH A BAND OF VIGOROUS SNOW SHOWERS
TO YIELD ANOTHER ROUND OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASS.

NEXT WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINS EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. MODELS CANT AGREE
ON EITHER THE POSITION OR THE STRENGTH OF GULF LOW AT THIS TIME FRAME
BUT DO AGREE ON MOVING A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE COOK INLET SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR ON THURSDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE AND CONSISTENT
COLD AIR ADVECTION IN THE LOWEST LEVELS SHOULD EASILY GENERATE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. EC RECOGNIZES A POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORY
LEVEL SNOW AMOUNTS TOMORROW IN THE MAT-VALLEY BUT KEPT FORECAST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MODERATE DUE TO UNCERTAINTY REGARDING EXACT TRACK OF
THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE. 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE A POSSIBILITY
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AS WELL.

THE SMALL BUT POTENT LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS BEGINNING TO
WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ARE ALREADY ABATING. NEVERTHELESS POTENT SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN QUADRANTS OF THIS LOW WILL
PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING DESPITE THE DOWNWARD
TRENDING WIND SPEEDS.

MODELS AGREE ON RAPIDLY DISSIPATING BERING LOW THIS EVENING ONCE IT
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR DILLINGHAM. SNOWFALL OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW SHOULD BE LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE LOW THURSDAY NIGHT USHERING IN A RETURN
TO COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY.

.UPPER LEVELS AND LONG TERM FORECAST...
COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA CONTINUES ITS SLOW
NORTHWESTERLY RETREAT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES WILL
ROTATE AROUND THE PRIMARY CENTER. SURFACE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN
VERY DYNAMIC. MAIN JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY NORTH PACIFIC
LOWS ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND TOWARDS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA OR THE NORTHERN GULF. AIRMASS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL
NEVERTHELESS REMAIN QUITE COLD WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN
FROM CANADA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 195
MARINE...GALE 120 121 129 130 132 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 179
              351 352 414
         HEAVY SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 150 160 165 170 179 185
                     411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

ASB JAN 12