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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 4, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2012, 9:55 AM AKST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

888 
FZAK51 PAFC 041213
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR YAKUTAT WED NIGHT THEN MOVE
INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS
TO 75 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE
BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

3 follow-up statements

146 
FZAK51 PAFC 041539 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

UPDATED ZONE 121 129 138 140

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR YAKUTAT WED NIGHT THEN MOVE
INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE
BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

244 
FZAK51 PAFC 041636 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 121
UPDATED ZONE 121 129 138 140

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR YAKUTAT WED NIGHT THEN MOVE
INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE
BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

233 
FZAK51 PAFC 041855 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
955 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR YAKUTAT WED NIGHT THEN MOVE
INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
955 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 
SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
955 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE
BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	8 days
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	40 hr
Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 4, 2:33 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	8 hr
Jan 4, 3:18 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	13 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	45 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 4, 6:30 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	10 hr
Jan 4, 7:05 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	26 hr
Jan 4, 9:55 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	30 hr
Jan 4, 10:25 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	18 hr

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Sources

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