Small Craft Advisory 249, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN THE EAST INITIALIZED WELL AND HAE
SIMILAR AND REASONABLE FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE
HIGHER RESOLUTION NAM WILL BE USED THIS FORECAST CYCLE IN ORDER TO
CAPTURE OUTFLOW WINDS. IN THE WEST...THE ECMWF APPEARS TO BE THE MOST
CONSISTENT AND WILL USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXITING GRIDS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500 MB...A SHORT WAVE WAS EVIDENT ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST AND
KENAI PEN THIS MORNING. THE WAVE HAS SINCE MOVED ACROSS EASTERN
BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND KICKED OFF SNOW
SHOWERS. FOG/STRATUS DEVELOPED UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN
THE SUBSIDENCE AREA ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER WAVE THIS MORNING. A
WEAK RIDGE WAS EVIDENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A BROAD TROUGH
EXTENDED FROM EASTERN RUSSIA...CENTRAL BERING SEA...THEN SW TO SOUTH
OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS SET UP BROAD SW FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE
WEST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.SURFACE...
A OLD CUT-OFF CENTER SE OF THE GULF WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WAS
EVIDENT OVER THE MAINLAND. A WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN. WEAK COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS
EVIDENT BY THE PRESENCE OF OPEN AND CLOSED CELL CU.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
OFFSHORE FLOW AND RELATIVELY FAIR SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TUE. AREAS OF FOG OVER COOK INLET AND THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING. BRISK AND GUSTY
OUT-FLOW/GAP WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF SHOULD
INTENSIFY SOME TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING TUE AFTERNOON. BROAD SWLY
FLOW AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE FRONT WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN GULF
TUE NIGHT AND THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WED. GAP
FLOWS WILL ALSO INCREASING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...NORTH
KENAI...AND MAT VALLEY AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS BUILD IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT.

SOUTHWEST...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS WEAK RIDING
MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE
EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST LATE TONIGHT. THIS FRONT SHOULD NOT BRING MUCH IN THE WAY OF
PRECIPITATION...HOWEVER WEAK SW FLOW WILL BRING STRATUS AND FOG
ACROSS THE REGION. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND ITS
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW LATE
TUE AFTERNOON/EVENING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN
OVER THE AK PEN AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST.

ALEUTIANS/EASTERN BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE EAST TUE/WED AND WEAKEN AS A TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH TO THE NORTH AND MOVES TO NEAR THE
SW COAST WED. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
PRIBILOFS LATE TUE/EARLY EVENING AS THE FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHES.
BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...EAST OF
SHEMYA...ARE LIKELY TUE AS THE LOW AND THE BENT BACK OCCLUDED FRONT
MOVE INTO THE AREA. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TUE NIGHT AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK. EXPECT GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND INTO THE WEEKEND. A STRONG FRONT WILL CROSS THE BERING
PUSHING UP AGAINST THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY SATURDAY. EXPECT RAIN AND
SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 155.
MARINE...STORMS 172 175.
         GALES 130 413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC APR 12