Small Craft Advisory 147, NWS Anchorage, AK

886 
FZAK51 PAFC 240223 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
520 PM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1018 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NEAR THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

245 
FZAK51 PAFC 241246
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS
MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

654 
FZAK51 PAFC 241252 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS
MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

527 
FZAK51 PAFC 250004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AND THEN MOVES 
OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
SAT NIGHT AS A LOW REMAINS IN BRISTOL BAY SUN.
$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD TROUGH IS OVER THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. THIS IS RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. A DEEPER LOW IS IN THE BASE OF
THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. A
STRONG FRONT IS PROGRESSING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. THE JET SUPPORT WITH THIS FRONT IS
NOT THAT STRONG CURRENTLY. A SURFACE LOW IS ALSO PARKED OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE EASTERN BERING.
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THIS PATTERN WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST WITH ONLY
THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW REMAINING MOSTLY IN PLACE. AS A
RESULT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND HAS CREATED
GUSTY WESTERLIES NEAR WHITTIER.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS INITIALIZED OK THIS MORNING. SEEMS THE GFS AND ECMWF DID A
BETTER JOB WITH THE MOISTURE FIELD THAN OTHER MODELS. ECMWF HANDLED
THE VORTICITY PATTERN A BIT BETTER OVERALL. DESPITE THESE SMALL
DIFFERENCES...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH AT LEAST THE
FIRST 96 HRS OF THE FORECAST. ONE MINOR DIFFERENCE IN SOLUTIONS IS IN
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA 00Z SATURDAY. THE ECMWF HAS A BIT MORE AMPLIFIED
SURFACE LOW. THIS WILL ONLY IMPACT MINOR WIND DIRECTION DIFFERENCE
EXTENDING INTO SATURDAY MORNING IN BRISTOL BAY. THE MAJOR PLAYER IS A
VERY LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WRAPPING UP IN THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TOMORROW. THIS LOW TO MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE BERING SATURDAY
AND PROGRESS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SUNDAY AND FINALLY INTO THE GULF
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THE LOW ACROSS
THE BERING AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW COMING AROUND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
SUNDAY/MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...MODELS START TO DIVERGE A BIT DUE TO
JET POSITION DIFFERENCES. SINCE THE PATTERN IS QUITE PROGRESSIVE AT
THIS TIME...THE TIMING AND POSITIONS OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE
UNCERTAIN.

OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE CURRENT WEAKER LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO
LEAVE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE AREA. THE
BERING LOW TO TRANSITION INTO THE AREA MONDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
AIR MASS UNSTABLE UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CREATING SCATTERED
SHOWERS. THE TROUGH AXIS TO SWING THROUGH LATER TONIGHT INCREASING
THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WITH SOME AREAS PICKING UP SOME MODERATE SNOW
AMOUNTS. THESE WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE LOW
IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW. AS
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SWINGS INLAND
TONIGHT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TO INCREASE. AS A
RESULT...MODERATE WESTERLY GAP WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG TONIGHT. THE
LOW TO MOVE OUT TOMORROW NIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH. SKIES WILL BE
MOSTLY CLEAR TOMORROW AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH AXIS. SKIES
WILL REMAIN CLEAR WITH TEMPERATURES DIVING TOMORROW NIGHT WITH LESS
WIND AS WELL. EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP IN A LOT OF AREAS. THE
LARGE LOW IN THE BERING TO BRING A FRONT INTO THE GULF SATURDAY AND
TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING GALE FORCE
WINDS TO THE GULF AND LOTS OF PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS.

SOUTHWEST...
TROUGH AXIS IS MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH SOME
MODERATE WINDS ALONG THE COAST DUE TO THE GRADIENT. THIS TROUGH AXIS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND SHOWERS WILL END FROM THE
WEST. TOMORROW IS A DAY OF INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS ALONG THE
COAST AS THE FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MAKES
ITS WAY TO THE COAST. THE FRONT WILL LOSE QUITE A BIT OF STEAM BEFORE
THEN AS THE JET SUPPORT IS WEAKENING FOR THE FRONT. EXPECT SOME SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST STARTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT TO
NOT REACH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE FRONT WILL WORK INLAND TOMORROW
NIGHT AS WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE. THE NEXT MASSIVE LOW WILL THEN
BECOME THE PLAYER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND REACH GALE FORCE BY THE EVENING. RIGHT
NOW...WE ARE FAIRLY CERTAIN THIS LOW WILL BRING PRECIP AND WINDS TO
THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING. WE ARE NOT CERTAIN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION FOR POSSIBLE
ISSUANCE OF STATEMENTS FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FRONT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STRONG LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
BERING RESPECTIVELY. THE FRONT WILL OUTRACE ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE IS ENOUGH ENERGY WITH IT FOR GALE FORCE
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN HAS BEEN SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN. THEREFORE...WE HAVE
NOT HAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THIS FRONT. WE DO EXPECT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AS THE FRONT REACHES
THERE BY MIDNIGHT. THE PARENT LOW FOR THIS FRONT TO DISSIPATE
TOMORROW AHEAD OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS
NEXT LOW WILL BE RATHER LARGE. IT IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE INTO THE
BERING NEAR SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY PROGRESS ACROSS THE BERING
THIS WEEKEND. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN MORE INTACT AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE BERING. THEREFORE...WE CAN EXPECT SOME POSSIBLE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE PRIBILOFS AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195
MARINE...STORM...175 176
         GALE...130 132 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180 185
                411 412 413 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 127 129 130
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 12