Gale Warning 891, NWS Anchorage, AK

782 
FZAK51 PAFC 251245
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE
EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH
WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND
MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED.

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 
KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

654 
FZAK51 PAFC 260035
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE
EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST 
GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. 
A 964 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 
983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 12 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN 
THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

661 
FZAK51 PAFC 260605 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140

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

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

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE
EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST 
GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. 
A 964 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 
983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 12 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN 
THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MORNING. 
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD 
MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

231 
FZAK51 PAFC 261253
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 50 
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING 70 
NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY.

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

383 
FZAK51 PAFC 261350 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
450 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 50 
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING 70 
NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY.

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

539 
FZAK51 PAFC 270013
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 964 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 988 MB 30 NM
NORTHEAST OF KODIAK THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER COOK 
INLET LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT ALONG THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR 
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN 
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT.  
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

874 
FZAK51 PAFC 271255
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR
KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. 
ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND
REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

648 
FZAK51 PAFC 271753 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

UPDATED ZONES 138 AND 140

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

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

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR
KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. 
ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND
REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN.  
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

835 
FZAK51 PAFC 280024
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 85 NM SE OF KODIAK DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS LOWER COOK INLET. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO
340 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING...STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB
OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES NORTH OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST
GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10
FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

237 
FZAK51 PAFC 280138 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
437 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 85 NM SE OF KODIAK DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS LOWER COOK INLET. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO
340 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING...STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB
OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES NORTH OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST
GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
437 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10
FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

092 
FZAK51 PAFC 281255
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 965 MB FRI
AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN 970 MB 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SAT MORNING
BEFORE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHWEST. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
390 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN
TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$