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Gale Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 5, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
547 
FZAK51 PAFC 060042 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

CORRECTED AREA 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.

PKZ197-061500-
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 SUN...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.  

$$
311 
FZAK51 PAFC 060938 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1235 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129

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
1235 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. E OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. ALONG THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT. SEAS 17
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
1235 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 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
1235 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT 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 SUN...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.  

$$
893 
FZAK51 PAFC 061237
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR
YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN EARLY THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280
NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 965 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80
NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 972 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TRACK TO THE
NORTHERN GULF AND MOVE ASHORE SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS
S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

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

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
260 
FZAK51 PAFC 070014
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 964 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SUN MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SUN.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
375 
FZAK51 PAFC 070601 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

UPDATED AREA 140

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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 964 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SUN MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SUN.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
900 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING
N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
383 
FZAK51 PAFC 071227
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB THIS EVENING...TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AT 976 MB SUN MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AND
WEAKEN MON MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
192 
FZAK51 PAFC 071911 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 132 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB THIS EVENING...TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AT 976 MB SUN MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AND
WEAKEN MON MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. NORTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
737 
FZAK51 PAFC 080022
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AT 975 MB SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
MON.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN 
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT
N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
829 
FZAK51 PAFC 081225
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

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

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN POSITION THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AND
DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH
THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF 
TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC13 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Jan 6, 12:35 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKSTWind Chill WarningAFC35 hr
Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC41 hr
Jan 6, 5:06 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 6, 7:25 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC6 hr

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Sources

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