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Small Craft Advisory 487, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 13, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

916 
FZAK51 PAFC 132341
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 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 FRI JUL 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK 1018 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. 
A 992 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB AND THEN TO 
NEAR  TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 1004 MB.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
13 follow-up statements
377 
FZAK51 PAFC 141152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 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 SAT JUL 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON
SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15
KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
118 
FZAK51 PAFC 141250 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

UPDATED ZONES 125 129

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

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

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON
SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15
KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
253 
FZAK51 PAFC 141320 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
520 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 129 HEADLINE

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 SAT JUL 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON
SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15
KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
858 
FZAK51 PAFC 141641 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

UPDATED ZONES 132 140 141

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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF ON
SUN AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
TODAY WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN ON SUN. A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
445 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS SW WIND 15
KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
830 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
840 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF
ANCHOR POINT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
840 AM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
160 
FZAK51 PAFC 142338
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 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 SAT JUL 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN
AND WEAKEN. A 998 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO
1005 MB SUN MORNING NEAR BETHEL. A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK TO THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON.
$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
554 
FZAK51 PAFC 150629 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 132 140 141

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.

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN
AND WEAKEN. A 998 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO
1005 MB SUN MORNING NEAR BETHEL. A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK TO THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
THEN FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MON.
$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BY
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
1025 PM AKDT SAT JUL 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY..

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
762 
FZAK51 PAFC 151154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES INLAND BY EARLY SUN
EVENING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND REMAINS THROUGH MON NIGHT
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF. 
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25
KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
676 
FZAK51 PAFC 152324
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE 
MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT ALONG THE COAST 
EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER 
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
129 
FZAK51 PAFC 161154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST. A
WEAK TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND PUSH INTO THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF BY TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162041 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

AMENDED ZONE 129

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

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

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST. A
WEAK TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND PUSH INTO THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF BY TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1230 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...WEST WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$
294 
FZAK51 PAFC 162259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FOR ALONG THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN GULF COAST ON TUE AND STRENGTHEN ON WED. 

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 
7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
354 
FZAK51 PAFC 170053 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
450 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE NORTHERN
AND EASTERN GULF COAST ON TUE AND STRENGTHEN ON WED. 

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 
7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
495 
FZAK51 PAFC 171156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL RESIDE OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A 1015 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK TUE EVENING MOVES TO
185 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 1008
MB...THEN MOVES TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1004 MB
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTER.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 Jul 13, 2:20 PM AKDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:20 PM AKDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
220 PM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY JUST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...BRINGING SHOWERS TO COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
THE EASTERN BERING. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING AROUND THE EASTERN
PERIPHERY OF THE MAIN LOW IS MOVING NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL
ALASKA...WITH A FEW SHOWERS PERSISTING FROM THE MAT-SU TO THE WESTERN
KENAI PENINSULA. MEANWHILE...A PACIFIC LOW AROUND 450 MILES SOUTH OF
ADAK CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. THE UPPER LOW
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE VICINITY OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS ITS SURFACE REFLECTION DISSIPATES NORTH OF
THE PRIBILOFS ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE PACIFIC LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF
ADAK WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AKPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO
A POSITION ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST ON SUNDAY MORNING. A SURFACE
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL
THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY MORNING AS A SURFACE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PACIFIC LOW MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. MODEL SOLUTIONS THEN BEGIN TO DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SURFACE RIDGING WILL ALLOW FOR GENERALLY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. CLOUDINESS WILL
PERSIST DUE TO WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT...ALTHOUGH A FEW BREAKS OF
SUNSHINE WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLIER SATURDAY. RAIN WILL RETURN LATER IN
THE WEEKEND AS A SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PACIFIC LOW MOVES
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA... STARTING WITH KODIAK ISLAND LATER SATURDAY
AND OVERSPREADING THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST AK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER
LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AND THE PACIFIC
SYSTEM MOVES IN LATE SATURDAY/EARLY SUNDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE EASTERN BERING AND AKPEN ON SATURDAY AS THE
PACIFIC LOW PROGRESSES NORTHEASTWARD...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY. CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
DESPITE MODEL DIFFERENCES NEXT WEEK...IT APPEARS THE BULK OF THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND GULF SHOULD HAVE THE MOST SENSIBLE WEATHER
IMPACTS AS THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BEGINS TO MOVE
THROUGH. THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS LOOK TO REMAIN ABSENT OF ANY
STRONG FEATURES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...NONE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB JUL 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jul 13, 7:25 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC45 hr
Jul 13, 7:25 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Jul 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jul 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jul 14, 4:45 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Jul 14, 8:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC20 hr
Jul 14, 8:40 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC19 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.