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Small Craft Advisory 342, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 8, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

356 
FZAK51 PAFC 082247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON AT 984 MB 
AND THEN WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY ON THU. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
21 follow-up statements
496 
FZAK51 PAFC 091145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE
WED NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
649 
FZAK51 PAFC 091902 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 138

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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE
WED NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO SOUTH 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
899 
FZAK51 PAFC 092256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH M ON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
161 
FZAK51 PAFC 100014 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
505 
FZAK51 PAFC 100706 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

UPDATED 121 125 129 130 138

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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
156 
FZAK51 PAFC 101159
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT
INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING. A 1001 MB PACIFIC
LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11
FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.

.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
186 
FZAK51 PAFC 102243
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 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 AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR 
ALASKA FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB
SAT. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
367 
FZAK51 PAFC 110522 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR 
ALASKA FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB
SAT. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
920 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN
ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
254 
FZAK51 PAFC 111153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 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 AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB FRI EVENING 200 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING NEAR
CORDOVA. A 998 MB LOW FORMS FRI EVENING 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AND
WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON 60 NM NW OF KODIAK...AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 1006 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT DRIFTS TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
014 
FZAK51 PAFC 112334
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 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 AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 999 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SITKA FRI EVENING WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 997 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK
WILL DRIFT NEAR HOMER AT 1012 MB SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
813 
FZAK51 PAFC 121154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 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 AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST CONSOLIDATES
INTO A 1005 MB LOW SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW
WEAKENS TO 1013 MB SUN NIGHT 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
170 
FZAK51 PAFC 121610 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
805 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

UPDATED AREA 120

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 AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST CONSOLIDATES
INTO A 1005 MB LOW SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW
WEAKENS TO 1013 MB SUN NIGHT 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
805 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
MIDDLETON ISLAND SOUTH...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
220 
FZAK51 PAFC 122322
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 65 NM NORTH OF
KODIAK CITY AT 1006 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND
MOVE NORTHWARD. A 1012 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1010 MB SUN
NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON.
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

JM
292 
FZAK51 PAFC 131155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONSOLIDATES INTO A 1008 MB LOW SUN
AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO
1004 MB SUN NIGHT 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 1014 MB MON NIGHT 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT.

$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 20 KT BECOMING SW
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
224 
FZAK51 PAFC 131534 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

UPDATE TO 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONSOLIDATES INTO A 1008 MB LOW SUN
AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO
1004 MB SUN NIGHT 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 1014 MB MON NIGHT 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT.

$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
730 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 20 KT BECOMING SW
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
888 
FZAK51 PAFC 132326
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
THE LOW NEAR NORTHERN KODIAK ISLAND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW
OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AT 1007 MB LATE TONIGHT...REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MON WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 130 NM WEST OF SITKA
AT 1016 MB EARLY TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 
35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35
KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

JM
392 
FZAK51 PAFC 140856 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
100 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
THE LOW NEAR NORTHERN KODIAK ISLAND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW
OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AT 1007 MB LATE TONIGHT...REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MON WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 130 NM WEST OF SITKA
AT 1016 MB EARLY TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 
35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
100 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN ND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35
KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
054 
FZAK51 PAFC 140940 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
140 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
THE LOW NEAR NORTHERN KODIAK ISLAND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW
OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AT 1007 MB LATE TONIGHT...REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MON WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 130 NM WEST OF SITKA
AT 1016 MB EARLY TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 
35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
100 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35
KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
656 
FZAK51 PAFC 141153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

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

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

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1022 MB TUE MORNING 60
NM WEST OF SITKA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
558 
FZAK51 PAFC 141423 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1022 MB TUE MORNING 60
NM WEST OF SITKA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012


.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
203 
FZAK51 PAFC 142326
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

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

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

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1020 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM WEST OF SITKA EARLY TUE MORNING. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUE AND TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 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 May 8, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS BECOMING MORE E-W
ORIENTED AS UPPER LOW OVER NORTHEAST PACIFIC LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A FAIRLY STRONG SHORT-WAVE OVER THE YUKON
HAS BEEN BACKING TOWARD THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AREAS LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWS THIS SHORT-WAVE BEGINNING TO PIVOT AROUND ON ITSELF
AS THE LARGER TROUGH LIFTS NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WILL SLOW THE
WESTWARD PROGRESSION OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING
SHOWS A SHALLOW STABLE LAYER BETWEEN 9000 AND 10000 FEET WHICH WHEN
COMBINED WITH VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL LIMIT CONVECTION TODAY. WITH
MAINLY JUST HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE MAT-SU TO WESTERN KENAI EXPECT
ENOUGH HEATING INLAND BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO GET PAST THIS CAP
AND FORM A FEW SHOWERS.

A STRONG WESTERLY JET ALONG THE ALEUTIANS HAS REALLY ELONGATED THE
SURFACE LOW THAT WAS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...SUCH THAT NOW IT
LOOKS LIKE A SECONDARY LOW IS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR.
WEAK AND VARIABLE STEERING FLOW ALONG WITH LOTS OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IS THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND STRATUS AND FOG
ARE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS VARY WITH ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF ALEUTIAN
LOW BUT THEY ARE ALL GROUPED IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. NAM IS THE
ONLY OUTLIER WITH A FASTER SPEED AND NOTICEABLY FURTHER EAST.
ALSO...NAM AND GEMGLB ARE THE ONLY SOLUTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP A PACIFIC LOW AND TRACK IT INTO THE WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THIS HAD BEEN THE FAVORED SOLUTION ON MONDAY...BUT
GFS/ECMWF/UKMET HAVE ALL BACK OFF FROM THIS AND SHOW A WEAK SURFACE
WAVE AT BEST. WITH A DIGGING TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY ARCTIC AIR IS
STILL SEEMS REASONABLE THAT A WEAK SURFACE LOW WOULD FORM. WILL
TREND TOWARD A LESS SIGNIFICANT LOW BUT WON'T COMPLETELY ELIMINATE
IT FROM THE FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MODELS INDICATE WEAK RIDGING ALOFT
STRENGTHENING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON...
SO AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION WILL BE ISOLATED. STEADY RAIN AND
SNOW WILL PERSIST FROM THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN TO EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FLOW WILL
THEN SHIFT AROUND AS TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST AND A RIDGE BUILDS
OUT AHEAD OF ALEUTIAN LOW. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL ALSO BUILD ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN
GUSTY WINDS IN THE TYPICAL LOCATIONS...INCLUDING TURNAGAIN
ARM/MATANUSKA VALLEY/AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. THIS RIDGE WILL
WEAKEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST BRINGING STRATIFORM RAIN WITH IT. STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW
WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL DOWNSLOPING ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE COASTAL
RANGE...BUT AS IS TYPICAL DURING THE WARMER AND MORE UNSTABLE MONTHS
OF SUMMER...THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...
COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM HELPING TO DESTABILIZE
THE ENVIRONMENT IN SUPPORT OF INLAND SHOWERS. AS THE STORM WEAKENS
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON THURSDAY A STRONG UPPER WAVE WILL REINFORCE
RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. WITH A WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY
EVEN SEE SOME OF THIS RAIN SPILL OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LOW LEVEL FLOW WHICH IS LARGELY WEAK AND ONSHORE
AT THE MOMENT WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE AND STRENGTHEN OUT AHEAD OF THE
ALEUTIAN LOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO HELP SCOUR
OUT SOME OF THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WHICH HAVE DOMINATED THE WEATHER
THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW TRACKS INTO BRISTOL BAY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS INLAND ON THURSDAY AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A SHORT-WAVE OVER THE ARCTIC IS BEGINNING TO
DROP SOUTHEASTWARD DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH OVER
SIBERIA. THIS WAVE WILL SERVE TO RE-AMPLIFY THE UPPER TROUGH...AS IT
DIVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE ARCTIC AIR OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE CURRENT SURFACE
LOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE DEEP AND COLD TROUGH IN PLACE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING AND MAINLAND ALASKA AT THE END OF THIS WEEK WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND LIFT AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN
EXPECT CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS WITH SHOWERS ACROSS THE GULF AND
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF UPPER WAVES BECOMES MUCH
MORE UNCERTAIN AFTER THIS POINT...BUT IT APPEARS A TROUGH WILL SET
UP OVER THE EASTERN BERING WHILE MAINLAND ALASKA MAY ACTUALLY SEE
A RIDGE BUILD OVERHEAD IN THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. IF IN
FACT THIS DID VERIFY IT COULD MEAN A MORE SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP AND
THE END OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION AT SEA LEVEL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 152 NEAR ANIAK.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB MAY 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 9, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 9, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 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.