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Gale Warning 61, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 7, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

264 
FZAK51 PAFC 081656 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

UPDATED 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-090300-
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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 8 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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY 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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. 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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. NW WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 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
740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE OUTER BAY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 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.  

$$

543 
FZAK51 PAFC 090028
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AND MOVE
TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING THEN DRIFT TOWARD YAKUTAT
AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

801 
FZAK51 PAFC 090034 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AND MOVE
TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING THEN DRIFT TOWARD YAKUTAT
AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

701 
FZAK51 PAFC 090643 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

UPDATED AREA 120 141

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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AND MOVE
TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING THEN DRIFT TOWARD YAKUTAT
AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
940 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
940 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

304 
FZAK51 PAFC 091229
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO NEAR
YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO
AROUND 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 984 MB WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT AHEAD OF IT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY TUE AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT ...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 7, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE IS THE PACIFIC LOW 300 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SAND POINT APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF. WHILE IT'S 960 MB
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS NOT TERRIBLY DEEP...THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE
TEMPERATURE CONTRAST BETWEEN IT'S AIRMASS AND THE ARCTIC AIR
ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE AIR MASSES IS REASONABLY STRONG AND PRODUCING WIDESPREAD GALE
FORCE WINDS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN EAST TOWARDS THE GULF OF
AK. GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH SNOW ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG THE AKPEN AND KODIAK ISLAND. PERIPHERAL SNOW FROM THE LOW HAS
ARRIVED INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND AS EVIDENCED BY RADAR. THE
SNOW IS APPRECIABLY DRY IN TEXTURE AND IS BEING EASILY BLOWN AROUND
EVEN WITH MODESTLY LIGHT WINDS. THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY/DELTA WHILE
DRY...ARE EXPERIENCING CHILLY TEMPERATURES...WITH WIND CHILLS IN ZONE
THE DELTA 50 TO 65 BELOW ZERO. OVER THE BERING...THERE IS A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SWINGING SOUTHEAST
TOWARDS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND POINTS SOUTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THIS MORNING AND CAPTURE THE SYNOPTIC
PICTURE WELL. THEY SHOW THE PACIFIC LOW MOVING UP THE GULF TONIGHT TO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON SUNDAY...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT IT EAST TOWARDS
CAPE SUCKLING ON MONDAY. THE NAM SEEMS TO SHEAR THIS SYSTEM OUT A BIT
TOO QUICKLY ONCE IT GETS TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AS A RESULT THE 00Z
AND 06Z RUNS DEPICT LESS QPF ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE ALOFT DOES NOT SWING
THROUGH UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND TEND TO BELIEVE THERE IS A
THREAT OF SNOW UNTIL THESE DYNAMICS CLEAR THE REGION. SO WHILE THE
NAM HAS SOME UTILITY WITH GAP WINDS INITIALLY AS THE LOW MOVES
UP...HAVE TRENDED FORECASTS MORE TOWARDS THE GFS. OUT WEST...MODELS
REASONABLY SHOW A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS SWINGING THROUGH THE
PRIBILOFS TODAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW MOVES UP TO
AROUND 250 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY MORNING. THE NAM IS
SLOWEST WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT...AND ALSO TENDS TO CUT OFF THE SYSTEM
FROM THE MAIN UPPER-FLOW...TENDING TO KEEP THE LION'S SHARE OF ENERGY
JUST SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND CHAIN. HAVE FAVORED THE GFS/ECMWF
SOLUTIONS OF KEEPING BULK OF MOISTURE A BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL IMPROVE AS THE ONSHORE
FLOW WEAKENS TODAY AND BECOMES A BIT MORE OFF-SHORE IN NATURE. WINDS
WILL REMAIN GUSTY HOWEVER AS THE LOW MOVES UP THE GULF AND THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS SUBSTANTIALLY SQUEEZED. SNOW OVER THE
REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL PERSIST TODAY AS AN INVERTED TROUGH
AXIS SETS UP FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UP TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE UP TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON SUNDAY...WITH
SNOWFALL HEAVIEST IN IT'S IMMEDIATE VICINITY. WEAK WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF IT MAY ALLOW SOME OF THE SNOW TO BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AT
TIMES FOR AREAS SUCH AS CORDOVA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGER
COLD-ADVECTION WRAPPING IN BEHIND THE LOW LATE TONIGHT WILL FILTER
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND ALLOW ALL PRECIPITATION TO END AS SNOW.
SNOW INTENSITY MAY BECOME A BIT HEAVIER THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
AND MATANUSKA VALLEY ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS ADVECTION LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WE HAVE KEPT ACCUMULATIONS BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT THIS STILL LOOKS LIKE A MODEST SNOWFALL
EVENT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AS THE SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE
SWINGS THROUGH DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...THOUGH IN IT'S WAKE GUSTY
GAP WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY UNTIL THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE...LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO
BEGIN TO MODERATE A BIT AS SOME OF THE ARCTIC AIR IS DEFLECTED EAST.
A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE SW GULF
ON MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST...
WE EXPECT THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS BEING EXPERIENCED OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO BEGIN TO EBB BY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
BEGIN TO REBOUND A BIT AS THE ARCTIC AIR SHIFTS EAST ON MONDAY.
FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING TO SHOWERS ACROSS BRISTOL
BAY AS THE CRUX OF THE MOISTURE SWINGS EAST. GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE AKPEN
THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS FINALLY BEING TO DIMINISH A BIT.
THE LEADING EDGE OF MOISTURE FROM THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHES
ON MONDAY WITH MORE WIND AND PRECIPITATION.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW MOVES UP TOWARDS DUTCH HARBOR ON MONDAY. LOOK
FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES AND SNOW...THOUGH WARM AIR WITH THIS
SYSTEM MAY ALLOW FOR SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CONDITIONS TO REMAIN VERY UNSETTLED OVER THE FORECAST AREA. STORM
TRACK SHIFTS A BIT FURTHER FROM THE EASTERN CHAIN UP THROUGH THE SW
MAINLAND. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES TO POKE UP TO THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. WITH ALL AREAS HAVING BEEN IN A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL
FREEZE...THE INTRODUCTION OF WARM AIR WILL CREATE PRECIPITATION TYPE
FORECAST CHALLENGES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...161 171 181
         WIND CHILL WARNING...155
         WIND CHILL ADVISORY...161
MARINE...STORM...120 130 351
         GALE...129 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 352 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130 138 140 141 150 155 165
                                170 171 179 185 411 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM JAN 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	16 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 8, 7:40 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	32 hr
Jan 8, 7:40 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	8 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.