Gale Warning 575, NWS Anchorage, AK

042 
FZAK51 PAFC 151512 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
710 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN
AND MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 976 MB LATE TONIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS
AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING
TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
710 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50
KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING
NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

054 
FZAK51 PAFC 152355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST
OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCINBROOK ENTRANCE
BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT BY
MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS
40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SE WIND
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

368 
FZAK51 PAFC 160050 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST
OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT BY
MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS
40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SE WIND
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

442 
FZAK51 PAFC 160635 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1035 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

UPDATED ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST
OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT BY
MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS
40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
1035 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUN AND SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...WIND INCREASING TOWARD
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

556 
FZAK51 PAFC 161122
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 973 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ASHORE
NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO
20 FT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING.
WINDS FURTHER INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

045 
FZAK51 PAFC 170000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A COMPLEX WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON
AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF SOUTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

913 
FZAK51 PAFC 171152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING.
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SITKINAK AT 990 MB WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKAN PENINSULA EARLY WED
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
MORNING. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
510 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ZONAL WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AK. A
SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH A WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT
EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. FURTHER WEST...A POTENT
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS DIVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
DESPITE SOME DISCREPANCIES IN POSITION AND STRENGTH...MODELS ARE
COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN HANDLING THE STRONG LOW FORMING IN
THE BERING. GENERAL CONSENSUS SHOWS THE UPPER LOW DROPPING JUST SOUTH
OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PHASING WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC BY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG 140 KT BRANCHES OF
THE JET STREAM WILL DEVELOP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AMPLIFYING LONGWAVE
TROUGH. IN RESPONSE...MODELS DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND BRING IT INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND ON SUNDAY AS IT RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS
WEEKEND AS THE POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE SOUTHWEST
COAST. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL BE IMPACTED BY A STRONG WIND EVENT
BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ON SATURDAY EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS...WITH STRONG WINDS THEN SPREADING TO THE LOWER HILLSIDE AND
EAST ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AND TO THE REST OF ANCHORAGE DURING
THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO IMPACT MANY AREAS FROM PORTAGE VALLEY ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND ALL THE WAY TO CORDOVA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WILL
HAVE TO MONITOR COASTAL AREAS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FOR POTENTIAL
FLOODING AS THE AREA WILL SEE HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT AND
THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS
THE STRONG BERING LOW APPROACHES. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE IN THE
VICINITY OF BRISTOL BAY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...BRINGING GUSTY
WINDS AS IT PROGRESSES QUICKLY NORTHWARD.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
RAIN WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THEN
OVERSPREAD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO
DROP SOUTHWARD. THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PART OF THE CHAIN WILL SEE A
BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
LOW...HOWEVER THIS BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVING OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BRINGS RAIN TO THE WESTERN
BERING ON SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS SUGGEST A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED TERM WITH A
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC...LEAVING THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IN BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
WHICH WOULD FAVOR CONTINUED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135
         FLOOD WATCH 125 131 135
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 125
         GALE WARNING 130 132 140 170 176 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

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