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Small Craft Advisory 558, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 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.

277 
FZAK51 PAFC 111200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

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

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL WEAKEN TO 1012 MB
250 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SUN MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.   

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
607 
FZAK51 PAFC 112254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

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

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1010 MB LOW 225 MB SOUTHWEST OF SITKA DISSIPATES SUN WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN POSITION. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF
MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
571 
FZAK51 PAFC 121153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

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

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

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1012 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE LATE SUN. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH
MON NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 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.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
763 
FZAK51 PAFC 122256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

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

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

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON EVENING MOVES 175 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT AT 1004 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER 
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
792 
FZAK51 PAFC 131152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

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

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

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB TUE NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF
MON NIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
896 
FZAK51 PAFC 131548 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
747 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

UPDATED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB TUE NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF
MON NIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
747 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
648 
FZAK51 PAFC 132339
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 150 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. AN ASSOCIATED 
FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE 
NORTHERN GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
.WED...NE WIND LESS THAN 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...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 13 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
226 
FZAK51 PAFC 141153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 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 TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB WED
NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST.
$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
192 
FZAK51 PAFC 141447 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140

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

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

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB WED
NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST.
$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

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

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
645 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
389 
FZAK51 PAFC 142327
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 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 TUE AUG 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 260 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON. 
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE
NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 14 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
INCREASING TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
893 
FZAK51 PAFC 151154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 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 WED AUG 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU
NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 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. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

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

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 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 Aug 10, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE BERING SEA IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH THAT EXTENDS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC. A STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DEEPENING OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING AS A VIGOROUS POLAR JET DIGS ALONG ITS WESTERN PERIPHERY. AN
ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
MEANWHILE...THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND IS GENERALLY
PRECIPITATION FREE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION. AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ITS ATTENDANT SURFACE REFLECTION ARE LOCATED OVER
THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH RESPECT TO
THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN...BRINGING THE BERING LOW SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND AS THE LOW IN THE GULF
DRIFTS EASTWARD TOWARDS THE AK PANHANDLE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PLEASANT WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BUILD IN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND SKIES PARTIALLY CLEAR.
ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND REMAIN ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF SHOULD REMAIN
OVER MARINE AREAS AS THE SYSTEM STAYS WELL SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS INLAND
SUNDAY...THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LOOKS TO RELATIVELY PRECIPITATION
FREE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL WILL YIELDS PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY AS IT DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO
THE NORTH PACIFIC...CROSSING THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CHAIN ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS THE
LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS...ALTHOUGH A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE BERING LOOKS TO BE THE MAIN FEATURE
OF INTEREST INTO THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AFTER DROPPING SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS LATER THIS WEEKEND THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE AKPEN AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS SHOULD BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BACK TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB AUG 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Aug 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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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.