Small Craft Advisory 176, NWS Anchorage, AK

292 
FZAK51 PAFC 051520 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 129 130 138 141

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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO 
THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GULF ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT ALONG THE COAST. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...WIND BECOMING 
W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING 
BY LATE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW DURING THE 
EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

996 
FZAK51 PAFC 060010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE 
MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 
40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE 
AROUND 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM
MIDDLETON ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

223 
FZAK51 PAFC 061254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65
NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING TUE AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC WED WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 1
FT BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW DURING THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

627 
FZAK51 PAFC 062133 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

UPDATED 129 138 141

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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65
NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING TUE AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC WED WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

824 
FZAK51 PAFC 070015
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SEWARD AND DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY EVENING AND
DISSIPATE. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

684 
FZAK51 PAFC 071241
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1010 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT INTO THE
EASTERN GULF WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE NEAR CORDOVA THU NIGHT AT 978 MB. A BERING LOW WILL MOVE TO 300
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT AT 982 MB.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

826 
FZAK51 PAFC 080010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 280 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 100 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AT 978 MB LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BERING LOW WILL
MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 982 MB...THEN
WEAKENS TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A MERIDONAL PATTERN DEVELOPING TODAY OVER THE ALASKA REGION AS A
LARGE COMPLEX TROUGH OVER KAMCHATKA IS AMPLIFYING THE UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN. BETWEEN A CENTRAL PACIFIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING
INTO THE BERING STRAIT REGION AND THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TROUGH A
SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM PUSHES A STREAM OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. AT THE
SURFACE A DEEP KAMCHATKA LOW PRESSURE IS IN ITS MATURE STAGES WITH
GENERALLY HIGH PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND A WEAK LOW PRESSURE
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE KAMCHATKA LOW AS
WELL AS THE SOUTHWESTERN STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR
CURRENT WEATHER FOR MUCH OF THE ALASKA REGION IN THE COMING DAYS. IN
THE SOUTHWEST...MARCH SUN IS ALLOWING FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY OF THE
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES EXPERIENCE LAST NIGHT. OUT ON THE
ALEUTIANS...THE WARM FRONT IS PUSHING INTO THE AKPEN THIS AFTERNOON
BRINGING SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT A SLUG OF
MUCH WARMER AIR INTO THE MID 40'S IS TURNING PRECIPITATION TO RAIN
AND FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS WELL AGREED UPON BY GUIDANCE IN THE SHORT
TERM. THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN ALSO IS VERY SIMILAR FROM MODEL TO
MODEL. THE FIRST DISCREPANCY ARISES WITH A DISTURBANCE COMING FROM
EAST ASIA LATE IN THE WEEK. THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL FEATURE AN LARGE
UPPER TROUGH ENCOMPASSING MOST OF THE BERING INTO THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC THROUGH
MAINLAND ALASKA. THE JET STREAM BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL BE
THE ACTIVE WEATHER FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING IN HAS BROUGHT
MOSTLY CLOUD FREE SKIES TO MANY LOCATIONS AROUND THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. THE NEXT FRONT TO AFFECT THE ANCHORAGE AREA IS CURRENTLY
PUSHING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. CLOUDS FROM THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO
STREAM IN MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW MOVING IN BY MID DAY. ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A FRONT MOVING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY WILL BRING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MAINLY FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS. STEADY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY MONDAY AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON LEAVING
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN ITS WAKE. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HANGS
AROUND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID WEEK.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE WARM FRONT HAS PUSHED NEAR THE AKPEN
THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
BEHIND THE FRONT A BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW KEEPS SHOWERY
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THOROUGH MIDWEEK WITH A STRONGER SYSTEM
WORKING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AMPLIFIED PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BEHIND
THE CURRENT SYSTEM A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH WILL SET UP SHOP OVER MUCH
OF MAINLAND ALASKA. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING BY
LATE WEEK BEFORE GETTING CAUGHT IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW AND SHUNTED
SOUTHWARD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130
         GALE 130 150 155 170 172 175 176 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL MAR 12