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Small Craft Advisory 537, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 31, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 31, 2012, 9:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 31, 2012, 9:35 PM AKDT (05:35 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

587 
FZAK51 PAFC 010537 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
935 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

UPDATED ZONES 121 141

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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND
REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG
THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
935 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SOUTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
935 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

6 follow-up statements

965 
FZAK51 PAFC 011150
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 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.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS
AFTERNOON WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY THU MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35
KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE
THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SE OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SE OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SOUTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
 

$$

419 
FZAK51 PAFC 012345
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF
COAST BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH
FRI.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE
COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

375 
FZAK51 PAFC 020546 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

UPDATED ZONE 125

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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF
COAST BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH
FRI.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE
COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
945 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

361 
FZAK51 PAFC 021150
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
THIS MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY HIGHER PRESSURE AND WEAKER FLOW
THROUGH SAT.

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 15 KT LATER THIS
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

572 
FZAK51 PAFC 022306
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF FRI. A DEVELOPING
1009 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 
NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB SAT AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

965 
FZAK51 PAFC 031141
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST OUT
OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 1011 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 1007 MB SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG THIS
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...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 31, 4:19 PM AKDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 4:19 PM AKDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
419 PM AKDT TUE JUL 31 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA HAS LEAD TO SUNNY SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AS AN UPPER
LOW DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE AREA INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. OUT
WEST...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND
PROGRESSING EASTWARD. RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND
AS AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. GUSTY WINDS
PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE LOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...BRINGING THE
BERING LOW ASHORE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER LOW IS PROJECTED TO DROP INTO THE WESTERN BERING FROM RUSSIA
ON THURSDAY. WENT PRIMARILY WITH THE GFS IN THE SHORT TERM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BERING
SYSTEM. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE REGION. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN ADVANCE OF
THE LOW...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY IN FAVORED
AREAS SUCH AS THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND KNIK RIVER VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THROUGH TONIGHT
AS THE FRONT MOVES IN OFF THE BERING. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN THE PRIBILOFS AND ALONG THE
AKPEN GIVEN PROXIMITY TO THE UPPER LOW. OTHERWISE...CLOUDY SKIES AND
PATCHY FOG WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE BERING LATER IN THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE DECAYING LOW MOVES THROUGH.
SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE MAINLAND...AS THE
ALEUTIANS WILL BEGIN FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM DROPPING
INTO THE BERING TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB JUL 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Jul 31, 9:35 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	30 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr

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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012 Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

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