Small Craft Advisory 130, NWS Anchorage, AK

755 
FZAK51 PAFC 170216 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
515 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

UPDATED ZONE 130 138

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

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

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER 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.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
515 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
515 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

880 
FZAK51 PAFC 171252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE 
FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF 
SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

220 
FZAK51 PAFC 171823 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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

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

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE 
FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF 
SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

068 
FZAK51 PAFC 180002
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ197-181500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR FALSE PASS MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 982 MB
SUN AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SE GUSTS TO 20 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK
BAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

447 
FZAK51 PAFC 181258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 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.

PKZ197-190300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO 60 NM S OF 
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 
A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

189 
FZAK51 PAFC 182357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKENS TO 995 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 963 MB LOW 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A COMPLEX UPPER LOW JUST NORTH OF THE AKPEN IS SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTH
AND FILLING. ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTCENTRAL AK...WEAK RIDGING IS
RETREATING EAST TOWARDS THE ALCAN BORDER. AT THE SURFACE...A GALE
FORCE FRONT HAS ADVANCED TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND IS WEAKENING THOUGH
A SLUG OF MOISTURE IS PRODUCING SNOW AND RAIN ACROSS THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN
AT TIMES ALSO FALLS OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED COMPLEX UPPER LOW. OUT WEST...ANOTHER FRONT IS MOVING
TO THE WESTERN CHAIN AND ADVANCING EAST. SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A
TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THIS FRONT AND MOVING TOWARDS
KISKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ACCEPTABLY CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER PICTURE. IN THE EAST...THE
NAM HAS UTILITY FOR A DECENT DEPICTION OF LOCAL EFFECTS THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER IN THE SHORT TERM...IT APPEARS TO BE UNDER
DOING THE MOISTURE/QPF WITH THE CURRENT FRONT IN THE GULF. FORECASTS
WILL TREND TOWARDS THE ECMWF BY THE WEEKEND. IN GENERAL
THOUGH...MODELS AGREE THAT THE RESIDUAL COMPLEX LOW WILL OPEN INTO A
TROUGH AND MOVE NORTHEAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MODELS ALSO SHOW
AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO ARRIVAL AND SCOPE OF SENSIBLE WEATHER
IMPACTS FROM THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN SYSTEM WHICH APPROACHES THE
REGION BY EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

FURTHER WEST...THE ECMWF APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST OVERALL RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY WITH THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM. IT CAPTURES A TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT WHICH IS ALREADY HINTED AT ON
SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE GFS AND NAM ARE TENDING TO CONSOLIDATE THE
ENERGY INTO A SINGLE WEAKER LOW INITIALLY. HOWEVER...SUBSEQUENT
TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENTS AS THE FRONT MARCHES EASTWARD ARE GENERALLY
HANDLED SIMILARLY TO THE ECMWF. ONE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS NEAR THE SW
AKPEN FRI NIGHT LOOKS TO BRING A DECENT SHOT OF WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION TO BRISTOL BAY ON SATURDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE NORTHERN GULF FRONT HAS LARGELY CLEARED KODIAK ISLAND...WITH THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN/EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOOKING TO DIMINISH AS THE FEATURE ELONGATES
AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL KEEP THINGS UNSETTLED IN
IT'S WAKE HOWEVER AS THE AKPEN LOW COMPLEX DRIFTS ASHORE THE SW
MAINLAND AND WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND IT UP TOWARDS
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND OTHER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL SEE INCREASED CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT CONCURRENT
WITH THE RESIDUAL TROUGH MOVING INLAND...SO THERE STILL WILL BE SOME
PASSING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE BERING SEA
FRONT NOSES TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND ON SATURDAY
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN/SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS.

SOUTHWEST...
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES PERSIST OVER SW AK IN THE WEAK BUT WARM SE
FLOW. LION'S SHARE OF PRECIPITATION OVER WESTERN AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY
ENHANCED BY EASTERLY FLOW. HOWEVER WITH THE UPPER-LOW WEAKENING...
WINDS WILL BE DECREASING AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE ON THE
LIGHT SIDE. SHOWERS TO DIMINISH A BIT ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH TRANSITORY
RIDGING MOVING THROUGH...WITH A LARGER SLUG OF SNOW LOOKING TO IMPACT
THE SW MAINLAND ON SATURDAY ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER TRIPLE POINT LOW.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STEADY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN
AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY HOWEVER
NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL ADVANCE TO THE EASTERN CHAIN AS WELL...BUT WARM ADVECTION
WILL HELP MIX RAIN WITH SNOW AND TEMPER ANY BLOWING SNOW THREAT IN
THOSE AREAS. ABOVE FREEZING AIR IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO REACH THE
PRIBILOFFS...BUT WINDS WITH THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE PEAKED AND
BEGIN WEAKENING BY THE TIME THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION ARRIVES
FRIDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM FORECAST. THE PATTERN LOOKS
TO BE DOMINATED BY SMALL AMPLITUDE TRANSIENT FEATURES WITH A STORM
TRACK RUNNING FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF
OF AK. TEMPERATURES STILL LOOK TO RUN NEAR OR ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS
THE AOR WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 130 132 140 150 155 160 170 172 175 176 179 352
                411 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM