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Gale Warning 592, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 20, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

763 
FZAK51 PAFC 202354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM AIMED AT THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...SE WIND
40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
932 
FZAK51 PAFC 210039 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
435 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

CORRECTED AREA 132

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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM AIMED AT THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...SE WIND
40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
102 
FZAK51 PAFC 210048 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
448 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM AIMED AT THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...SE WIND
40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
014 
FZAK51 PAFC 211151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH TONIGHT. A 980 MB WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK SAT
MORNING AND THEN TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 50 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

JM
707 
FZAK51 PAFC 211242 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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

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

PKZ197-220300-
442 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
SAT MORNING AND THEN TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 990 MB SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 50 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

JM
385 
FZAK51 PAFC 212341
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 977 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 220 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 
1001 MB 55 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD BY SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
087 
FZAK51 PAFC 221157
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF HOMER
AT 995 MB SUN MORNING THEN MOVE ASHORE NEAR SEWARD AT 1005 MB SUN
EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC8 days
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC8 days
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 20, 7:54 PM AKDTAreal Flood WarningAFC45 hr
Sep 20, 9:00 PM AKDTAreal Flood WarningAFC4 days
Sep 20, 9:38 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC42 hr
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr

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