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Small Craft Advisory 247, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

254 
FZAK51 PAFC 021142
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
15 follow-up statements
446 
FZAK51 PAFC 021529 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
725 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

UPDATE TO ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
725 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
533 
FZAK51 PAFC 021540 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

UPDATE TO ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
740 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
725 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
136 
FZAK51 PAFC 022107 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
105 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

UPDATE TO ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
740 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
105 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
164 
FZAK51 PAFC 022312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 964 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS
WEDNESDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF 
FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

JM
582 
FZAK51 PAFC 030030 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

CORRECTED 130

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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 964 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS
WEDNESDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF 
FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

JM
847 
FZAK51 PAFC 031152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
162 
FZAK51 PAFC 031507 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
705 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

UPDATED AREA 138 140 AND 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
705 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
705 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
705 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$
057 
FZAK51 PAFC 032349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT
AND DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF THU.

$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 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. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
724 
FZAK51 PAFC 041206
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

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

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

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF TODAY. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING 
E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
398 
FZAK51 PAFC 041615 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
815 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 125

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

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

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF TODAY. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING 
E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
170 
FZAK51 PAFC 042349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

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

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

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
714 
FZAK51 PAFC 051117
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND WILL THEN DISSIPATE FRI.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND W...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT.  RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
BARREN ISLANDS AND W.  
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.  
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
816 
FZAK51 PAFC 052348
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 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 AKDT THU APR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR COOK INLET. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
806 
FZAK51 PAFC 061136
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 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 AKDT FRI APR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE
GULF SAT.

$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
613 
FZAK51 PAFC 062349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 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 AKDT FRI APR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FOOT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1
FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 Apr 1, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT SUN APR 1 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST BUT HAVE ISSUES WITH THE
LOW MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA IN THE SHORT TERM. THE EC IS THE
OUTLIER AS THE GFS AND NAM BOTH BRING THE LOW TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE
IN THE MID 970S BY MONDAY NIGHT AND THE EC IS SLOWER AND DEEPER. THIS
IS PRIMARILY AN ISSUE FOR THE PANHANDLE AS THE WIND FIELD OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SHOWS MINOR DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSE TO THIS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING EXTENDS BACK TO THE PARENT UPPER LOW
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WHILE A RIDGE LIES ALONG THE DATE
LINE.THE WARM FRONT IN ADVANCE OF THE SURFACE LOW IS OCCLUDING AS IT
SLOWLY MOVES NORTH AND EAST. A BROAD UPPER LOW IS OVER THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE THE OLD LOW JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
GULF CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT TO THE SOUTH. THE 986 MB LOW 1000
NM SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING AND MOVING
NORTHEAST TOWARD THE PANHANDLE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
EASTERLY WAVES ARE STILL BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND FROM THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA TO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COOK INLET REGION AND KODIAK
ISLAND. MOISTURE NOW OVER NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON
TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE TO THE WEST KEEPING THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS GOING FOR THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE RIDGING ALOFT
BUILDING FROM THE BERING COAST SHOULD HOLD BACK THE MOISTURE FROM
REACHING THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COOK INLET. CLEARING SKIES OVER THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND COOK INLET COULD RESULT IN SOME RADIATION COOLING
AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG.

SOUTHWEST...
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE UP SLOPE REGIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY
ZONE AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND KILBUCK MOUNTAINS. LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG WILL AGAIN BE AN ISSUE ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST AND BRISTOL BAY
COAST TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

ALEUTIANS/BERING...
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
BERING RESULTING IN COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE PRIBILOFS
DOWN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND
FOG ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY MID WEEK AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA AS A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGS SOUTH FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND WHILE SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SEE MORE
MOIST CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FAST MOVING LOW MOVING INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND BRISTOL BAY AREA BY WEDNESDAY. LATER IN THE
WEEK THE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVE OVER THE MAINLAND AND WILL
BRING CLOUDY WETTER CONDITIONS INTO THE REGION TOWARD THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 172 176 185.
         STORM 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SAM APR 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 2, 4:58 AM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC24 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.