Small Craft Advisory 392, NWS Anchorage, AK

200 
FZAK51 PAFC 292341
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN EARLY WED
MORNING. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY 
WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 993 MB AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST
WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND
TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST
WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND
TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

$$

718 
FZAK51 PAFC 300426 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN EARLY WED
MORNING. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY 
WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 993 MB AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING E 30 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. 
SW WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT 
OVERNIGHT AND TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. 
SW WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT 
OVERNIGHT AND TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

$$

456 
FZAK51 PAFC 301155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN WED MORNING. A SECOND
FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES
TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN
WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON AT 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

927 
FZAK51 PAFC 301729 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

UPDATED PASSAGE CANAL


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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN WED MORNING. A SECOND
FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES
TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN
WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON AT 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
930 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

674 
FZAK51 PAFC 302305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST WEAKENS THU MORNING. A 988 MB LOW
200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 1004 MB FRI
MORNING...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

201 
FZAK51 PAFC 311158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB LATE THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STACKED LOW IN THE GULF IS WEAKENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT WORKING INTO
THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. SUNNY SKIES HAVE RETURNED TO MUCH OF
SOUTH CENTRAL OUTSIDE OF COASTAL LOCATIONS TODAY. AIR MASS NOT ALL
THAT UNSTABLE OVER THE MAINLAND EXCEPT NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE NEAR
FAIRBANKS. SOME DISTURBANCES AROUND THE LOW MAY SPARK SOME ISOLATED
SHOWERS...BUT NOT MUCH ELSE TODAY OVER THE MAINLAND. STRONG STACKED
LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUPPORTED BY 140KT JET NEAR 47N. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT SUPPORTED BY A JET STREAK AND UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS
AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE AROUND THE LOW AND WITH THE FRONT. A
COUPLE OTHER FEATURES IN THE MIX ARE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE
BERING STRAIT AND ANOTHER NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. FOG AND
STRATUS CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN BERING AND KUSKO/BRISTOL BAY COAST
THIS MORNING. ALL OF IT HAS LIFTED ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS. THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN STRATUS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IS FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AT 500 MB. AFTER THIS
PERIOD THE GFS AND EC DIFFER SLIGHTLY. THE MAIN LOW POSITIONS IN THE
GULF AND WESTERN BERING STAY THE SAME. HOWEVER...THE GFS LOW
POSITIONS IS FARTHER WEST IN THE GULF WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING THROUGH
THE ROCKIES INTO EASTERN ALASKA. THE EC PUSHES THE GULF LOW A BIT
CLOSER THE PANHANDLE LATE IN THE WEEK AND CUTS OFF THE HIGH CENTER
OVER THE YUKON/EASTERN ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...GFS/EC/NAM MODELS
AGREE IN THE SAME MANNER. UK IS A BIT OFF FROM THE REST. THE RUN TO
RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF ON
TUESDAY HAS BEEN GREAT WITH THE EC. AGAIN...BELIEVE THE EC HANDLING
OF THIS SITUATION. THE NAM AND GFS HAVE THE TROUGH IN THE RIGHT
POSITION BUT TEND NOT TO STAMP A DEEP ENOUGH LOW IN THE AREA GIVEN
THE JET SUPPORT. THE LOW CONSOLIDATES WELL OVER THE WESTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY. THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES LITTLE THURSDAY BUT SWINGS EAST
FRIDAY. THIS IS WHERE THE EC AND GFS BEGIN TO DIFFER A BIT MORE. EC
PUSHES FARTHER EAST AS GFS KEEPS UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE GULF. AT
THE SURFACE...THE DIFFERENCE IS THE EC HAS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE PANHANDLE WHILE THE GFS KEEPS IT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THE
REASON THE LOW BEGINS TO SWING EAST IS A UPPER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC RIDING THE JET CORE NEAR 45N. BELIEVE THE EC AS THE JET
EXTENDS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA. UPPER LOW RE-CURVES SUNDAY...WITH
SURFACE LOWS CONSOLIDATING ONCE AGAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. IN THE
MEANTIME...A LOW DROPS OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THE
WESTERN BERING. THE LOW SLOWLY DROPS TO THE WEST OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. THE LOW SLOWLY
MOVES EAST INTO SATURDAY BY ALL MODEL ACCOUNTS WITH HIGH PRESSURE
MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND ONTO THE WEST COAST. THE ENSEMBLES
CONTINUE THE SLOW MOVEMENT NEXT WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE 12Z EC PUSHES
THE LOW FAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. STICKING WITH THE ENSEMBLE
MEAN AT THIS PERIOD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
LOW IN THE GULF DISSIPATING WITH SOME VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES ROLLING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ONLY EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS AS A RESULT. STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WILL
BRING PRECIP TO COASTAL LOCATIONS THOUGH. RIDGE BUILDING ALONG THE
COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AHEAD OF FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED INTO
THE GULF TOMORROW. COMBINED WITH WARMER INLAND TEMPS TODAY...GOOD
THERMAL GRADIENT SETTING UP FOR GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST. FRONT WILL
REACH THE COAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIP TO SWING UP THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
PRECIP WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS AND OVER THE
MOUNTAINS INLAND. LOW WRAPS INTO THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AND REMAINS IN THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECIP STAYING MAINLY ALONG
THE COAST AND DIURNAL CONVECTION INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISHING
THURSDAY EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NORTH COAST.

SOUTHWEST...
OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASING PUSHING FOG OUT OF THE PICTURE. LOW PRESSURE
IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BRINGING INCREASED WINDS TO THE AKPEN TODAY.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING WITH WIND SHEAR CLOSER TO THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE. PRECIP WILL BE MAINLY OF THE DIURNAL VARIETY AS THE LOW AND
ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT STAY TO THE SOUTH. WITH THE LOW MOVING
EAST...EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE MAINLAND. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE OR TWO WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. MOST
PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE. THE LOW
WRAPS INTO THE WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY WITH MORE PRECIP ROLLING OVER
THE RANGE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. IN ADDITION...WARMER CONDITIONS
INLAND RE-ESTABLISH THE THERMAL TROUGH SPARKING DIURNAL CONVECTION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS REMAINS TRUE INTO FRIDAY AS WELL. SOME
STRATUS MAY HIT THE KUSKO COAST AS SEA BREEZES DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

INCREASING OFF-SHORE FLOW WILL COME WITH A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM. GUSTY WINDS TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING PARTICULARLY THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN OF BRISTOL BAY. INLAND...WEAK RIDGING GIVES WAY TO CYCLONIC
FLOW ALOFT AND A RETURN TO A DIURNAL SHOWER PATTERN THROUGH MID WEEK.
THE DESTABILIZATION SHOULD ALLOW AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND
PERHAPS A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
PER INCREASED CAPE VALUES BY TUE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROWING GALE FORCE WINDS AND
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BACK TO ADAK THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS PUSHING EAST TONIGHT AS THE LOW
DROPS SOUTHEAST. WINDS AND PRECIP WILL BE ONE THE DECLINE AS A
RESULT. STRATUS AND MODERATE WINDS OVER THE BERING. COLDER AIR TO
FILTER IN BEHIND THE LOW IN NORTHERLY FLOW. EXPECT CONVECTIVE SHOWERS
OVER THE BERING AS A RESULT INTO WEDNESDAY. MORE ORGANIZED PRECIP IS
EXPECTED WITH EACH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ROLLING SOUTH THROUGH THE
BERING. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THE LOW IS WRAPPED INTO THE GULF WITH
HIGH PRESSURE STARTING TO BUILD IN THE BERING ONCE AGAIN AS ANOTHER
LOW DROPS TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING WITH
SHOWERS. RIDGE IN THE MIDDLE WITH STRATUS AND LIGHT WINDS. OVER THE
WESTERN BERING...SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH SOME SHOWERS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG TERM PATTERN IS GULF AND KAMCHATKA LOWS. THEREFORE...WEATHER
WILL BE PRECIP RINGING THE GULF WITH WARM INLAND TEMPERATURES OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOME DIURNAL CONVECTION. OVER THE BERING AND WEST
COAST...THE AREA WILL BE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WITH THERMAL LOW INLAND.
SO EXPECT STRATUS AND FOG OVER THE BERING AND IMMEDIATE COAST. SOME
DIURNAL CONVECTION A BIT FARTHER INLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 130 132 150 155 165 170 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN