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Small Craft Advisory 200, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 14, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

588 
FZAK51 PAFC 141152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL
BECOME A 984 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

369 
FZAK51 PAFC 142309
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 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.

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 120 SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH 
OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS..
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

938 
FZAK51 PAFC 151135
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 981 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
DISSIPATE 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 120
NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL BECOME A 991 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

559 
FZAK51 PAFC 152300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE WEST AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB FRI EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO
1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

038 
FZAK51 PAFC 161137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 981 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1004 MB SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASS. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

145 
FZAK51 PAFC 162307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL MOVE SOUTH AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 1001 MB SAT EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE.  SEAS 
8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND AND SUN NIGHT 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG 
THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEA ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPAY SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT IN THE EVENING.  
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

430 
FZAK51 PAFC 171141
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 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 AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF AND WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT
LIGHT WINDS NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before

SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THE WEEKEND AND EXPECT TO MAKE
MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECASTS. A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE
COMES UP IN THE GFS AND ECMWF BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RESPECT TO A
STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT AND MID TERM FORECAST WITH ANALYSIS...

THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE
WHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO THE
EASTERN INTERIOR. FLOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY ZONAL ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW
SURROUNDING THE UPPER LOW CENTER WILL TRIGGER PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
OR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS BOTH SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS
FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TO A LOW JUST
NORTH OF UNALASKA. THE LOW NORTH OF UNALASKA WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS
THE CHAIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME THE MAIN CENTER SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF TIGHTENING AND THEN
RELAXING OF THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS PRESENTLY BLOWING THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE CHUGACH AND
ALASKA RANGES WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED
TO REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY. AN EASTERLY BARRIER JET OF 25 TO
40 MPH DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING THEN FALLS APART THURSDAY MORNING. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW AT TIMES. WIND
CHILLS WILL MODERATE IN THE AFTERNOON BUT RE INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT.

AS THE LOW OUT WEST DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THE FLOW
WILL BECOME MORE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS ISLANDS TO THE ALASKA ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL RESULT IN
THE TYPICAL SNOW SHOWER REGIME AN THE BERING SEA SIDE OF THE CHAIN
AND ALASKA PENINSULA.

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER
WILL BE OVER THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING WEST TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE
STATE IN THE UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND THE DOMINANT UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WILL SPLIT WITH A PORTION DROPPING SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
WHILE ANOTHER PORTION MOVES TO THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY.
BY SUNDAY THE BERING SEA UPPER LOW WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT CENTER
AND DIG A TROUGH SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. EARLY NEXT WEEK THE MAIN UPPER LOW
WILL BE OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A RIDGE INTO THE BERING SEA AND A DEEP
UPPER LOW JUST OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. UNSEASONABLY COLD
TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLAND PORTIONS OF
THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVER THE BERING AND ALONG THE CHAIN
WARMER SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL SET UP BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY SPRAY...138 140 150 155 165 170 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

SAM MAR 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	7 days
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 14, 4:19 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	18 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.