Small Craft Advisory 585, NWS Anchorage, AK

031 
FZAK51 PAFC 231634 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM
EAST OF GORE POINT TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THE LOW
WILL THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE
EASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 7 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

468 
FZAK51 PAFC 232356
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 170 NM
SOUTH OF SEWARD THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC SAT.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

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

$$

257 
FZAK51 PAFC 241151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 100A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE
TO 520 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AT 1008 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND
REMAIN THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

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

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

105 
FZAK51 PAFC 241500 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

UPDATED FOR 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE
TO 520 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AT 1008 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND
REMAIN THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

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

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

303 
FZAK51 PAFC 242341
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE SOUTH TONIGHT. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF SUN.
$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

274 
FZAK51 PAFC 251144
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE
GULF THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING INTO THE ALASKAN INTERIOR WILL INCREASE WINDS SUN INTO MON
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE
BERING SEA COAST HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AND BRISTOL BAY. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA BROUGHT SUNNY SKIES TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. A SURFACE
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING HAS MAINTAINED WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MAJOR
SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.UPPER AIR...THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
CANADA THURSDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. AN UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP WITHIN THE TROUGH
AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE COOK INLET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS NEW
UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FRIDAY.

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND SPREAD
INTO WESTERN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
THURSDAY MORNING AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN
WILL BECOME SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS THURSDAY EVENING AND
OVER THE REST OF THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE FROM THE WEST AGAIN LATE FRIDAY. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE KENAI AND
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE
INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE
THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL
BAY WILL BECOME SHOWERS TONIGHT. RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BECOME
SHOWERS THURSDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS BERING SEA
THURSDAY WILL BRING MORE RAIN INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT
AND SHOWERS FRIDAY. WEST WINDS FORMING OVER THE BERING SEA BEHIND THE
FRONT MAY CREATE AREAS OFF HIGH SURF ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST
FRIDAY.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A WEATHER FRONT FORMING OVER THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL
BUILD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
SUNDAY. PARTIAL CLEARING IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE LONGER RANGE MODEL DON'T HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE
NEXT STORM MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO
WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY, SO THE OUTLOOK OVER THE BERING IS A BIT
QUESTIONABLE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 185
FIRE WEATHER...

NM AUG 12