Gale Warning 901, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$