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Small Craft Advisory 31, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 10, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

443 
FZAK51 PAFC 110028
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF  
SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND WED MORNING AT 993 MB IT 
WILL THEN MOVE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU MORNING AND REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT
DIMINISHING TO E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 12 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT...SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND
25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

4 follow-up statements

646 
FZAK51 PAFC 111240
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 996 MB
50 NM EAST OF SEWARD EARLY THU MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH
THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1006 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S
OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

085 
FZAK51 PAFC 120027
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 25 KT SOUTH END 
OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

060 
FZAK51 PAFC 120549 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 25 KT SOUTH END 
OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

245 
FZAK51 PAFC 121301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 25 NM E OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
THU AFTERNOON AT SAME INTENSITY. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1007 MB
230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50
KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40
KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 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 Jan 10, 5:10 AM AKST, 10 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:10 AM AKST, 10 hours 50 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
510 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE AOR. THE
PARENT LOW IS 350 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVING EAST. A FRONT
EXTENDS NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE AKPEN AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF...WITH
A HUGE SLUG OF PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW WAS PARTICULARLY
HEAVY ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT...WHERE WARM AIR DID NOT PUSH
NORTH AS QUICKLY AS EXPECTED...THOUGH RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MIX IN
NOW. A TRIPLE POINT ALONG THE FRONT NEAR CHIGNIK IS MOVING NORTH TO
BRISTOL BAY BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF SNOW. NORTH AND WEST OF
THE FRONT...COLD ADVECTION IS BLEEDING SOUTHEAST...WITH MIXED
PRECIPITATION HAVING TURNED BACK TO ALL SNOW AROUND DUTCH HARBOR...
AND ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE AKPEN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN GENERAL...THE ECMWF APPEARS TO HAVE DONE THE BEST JOB CAPTURING A
MORE VIGOROUS TRIPLE POINT MOVING TO BRISTOL BAY...AND WITH THE
PARENT LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. IN THE EAST...THE NAM HOWEVER HAS
SOME UTILITY FOR THE STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE
VALLEY. THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL TRACK TO AROUND 200 MILES
SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN UP TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA ON THURSDAY. THE ECWMF AND NAM CAPTURE THIS THE MOST
CONSISTENTLY AND HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE.
FURTHER WEST...THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES REGARDING A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT SWINGS THROUGH THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN AND BERING ON
WEDNESDAY. THE GFS/NAM SHOW A SMALL CLOSED LOW PINWHEELING UP TO JUST
NORTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING
DOES NOT SEEM TO SHOW MUCH IN THE WAY OF STRONG UPPER-SUPPORT FOR
THIS LOW UPSTREAM IN THE WEST CENTRAL PACIFIC. AS SUCH...HAVE TENDED
TO STAY CLOSER TO THE ECMWF WHICH SHOWS A WEAKER FEATURE. ALL MODELS
HOWEVER AGREE ON A DEEP LOW AND STORM FORCE FRONT ADVANCING TO THE
WESTERN CHAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE 101 (ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS) HAS VERIFIED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE GULF
FRONT IS BEING SQUEEZED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN
COAST THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND WEAKEN...ALLOWING THE GRADIENT TO
RELAX A BIT. DOWNSLOPED AREAS SUCH AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND
MATANUSKA VALLEY LOOK TO SEE SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW DEVELOP LATE
THIS EVENING AS THIS OCCURS. THE APPROACH OF THE PACIFIC LOW WILL
ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE CHUGACH
RANGE...NOT TO WARNING LEVEL...BUT SUFFICIENT TO BEGIN DOWNSLOPING
FAVORED AREAS AGAIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. AS THE PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...
LOOK FOR A STEADIER AND MORE MEASURABLE SNOW TO DEVELOP.

ELSEWHERE...MULTIPLE BLIZZARDS FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA
TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
CONCURRENT WITH THE WEAKENING GRADIENT. IN THE INTERIM...A GENEROUS
FETCH OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY
INTENSITY SNOW OVER THE REGION. THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL SNOW AS SOUTHEAST FLOW SHOVES MOISTURE UP THE
VALLEY WHILE COLD AIR FROM THE SW ALASKA BEGINS TO FILTER SOUTHEAST.
WE HAVE INCREASED STORM TOTALS TO HIGH END ADVISORY LEVELS...WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

SOUTHWEST...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST NORTH OF KING SALMON IN BRISTOL BAY
AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THROUGH MID-DAY. WINDS WILL BE
SLOWEST TO DIMINISH OVER THE DELTA WHERE COLD ADVECTION IS QUICKLY
FILTERING SOUTHEAST...WITH WIND CHILLS 30 TO 40 BELOW EXPECTED OVER
THE DELTA. EXPECT SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION PARTICULARLY OVER
INTERIOR AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. COLD AIR IS
NOSING SOUTH TOWARDS THE AKPEN AS WELL...WHERE RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO
SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
AND STORM FORCE GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
LOOK FOR A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SWINGS
TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN ON WEDNESDAY. HOT ON IT'S HEELS A
STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW AND
WARM AIR POKING NORTHWARD TO ALLOW RAIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AS
THE PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE CHAIN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS AGREE ON AN AMPLIFIED LONG-WAVE PATTERN THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A QUASI BLOCKING RIDGE LOOKS TO BUILD OVER THE
CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING...WITH CONDITIONS ON THE UPSTREAM SIDE
STAYING UNSETTLED AND WET THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AK MEANWHILE LOOK TO BE COOL AND
DRY...WITH STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE COASTS AS THE INLAND AIRMASS
FILTERS SOUTH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...121 125 131 135 155 161
         HIGH WIND WARNING...101
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...145
MARINE...STORM...120 125 172 351 352
         GALE...127 129 130 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 179
                180 412 413 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...129 140 150 155 165 170 171 172 179
                                411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	19 days
Jan 10, 10:41 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 11, 4:12 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	12 hr
Jan 11, 4:12 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	5 hr
Jan 11, 4:54 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	38 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.