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Small Craft Advisory 501, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 17, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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. 

$$
9 follow-up statements
716 
FZAK51 PAFC 171246 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-180300-
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
446 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 WHITTIER.
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. 

$$
407 
FZAK51 PAFC 171837 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1140 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-180300-
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
1140 AM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER.
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. 

$$
824 
FZAK51 PAFC 172312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-181500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1015 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1005 MB
ABOUT 240 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED EVENING THEN MOVE TO 
180 NM WEST OF PRINCE RUPERT BY THU EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 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...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.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...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.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...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 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 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
746 
FZAK51 PAFC 181147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 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.

PKZ197-190300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1006 MB 290
NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THU AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
244 
FZAK51 PAFC 182315
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF PRINCE RUPERT FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK
TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND ON THU AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRI.
$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM
816 
FZAK51 PAFC 190055 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

UPDATED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF PRINCE RUPERT FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK
TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND ON THU AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRI.
$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT DEVELOPING
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
455 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 18 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM
192 
FZAK51 PAFC 191151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH
DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND PERSISTS INTO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU
NIGHT AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
788 
FZAK51 PAFC 192315
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN 
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 19 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

JM
676 
FZAK51 PAFC 201158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. A FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 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 16, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKDT MON JUL 16 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN EXTREMELY POOR AGREEMENT BEYOND 36 HOURS...ESPECIALLY EAST
OF 160W. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY ALSO BAD. LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO
VALUE ADD TO EXISTING PACKAGE. FOCUSED FORECASTING EFFORTS ON THE
FIRST 24 HOURS. ANALYSES BASED ON PREVIOUS SHIFTS PREFERENCE FOR 00Z
MON GFS/NAM SOLUTION.

.UPPER LEVELS...

UPPER LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLIP INTO INTO THE
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY UPPER LOW NEAR
ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH BY WED EVENING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA STARTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING ITS STRENGTH AND IMPACT.

ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...

FOR THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD
ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF AND THE BERING SEA. BUT A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST ON
TUE AND STRENGTHEN ON WED. LOTS AND LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY FOR GULF
COAST AND NORTHERN GULF BEYOND 24 HOURS...BUT TREND IS DEFINITELY
TOWARDS AN INCREASINGLY TIGHT GRADIENT ALONG GULF COAST. EXPECT
GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND CONVECTIVE
SHOWERS INLAND.

FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...A 1010 MB LOW
MOVES OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT...GRAZES THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TOMORROW MORNING...PASSES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA IN THE
EVENING AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING TRACK OF LOW AND EVEN GREATER UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
STRENGTH. BUT BULK OF WIND AND REMAIN SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF ALASKAN
WATERS.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...MAIN CONCERN REMAINS THE THICK
MARINE LAYER WHICH SHOULD HOLD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

LOW PRESSURE IN GULF SHOULD STRENGTHEN WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER WESTERN ALASKA. EXPECT CONTINUED COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS FOR
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...AND CONTINUED STRATUS AND FOG OUT WEST.

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

ASB JUL 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jul 17, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jul 17, 11:40 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 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.