Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Anchorage, AK

304 
FZAK51 PAFC 021907 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1007 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS 

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

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

PKZ197-030300-
1007 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
600 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB 500 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH
OF YAKUTAT TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EARLY MORNING DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

847 
FZAK51 PAFC 030041
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 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 AKST MON JAN 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A COMPLEX SERIES OF PACIFIC LOWS WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF 
TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

929 
FZAK51 PAFC 031211
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 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 AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE
MORNING THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY THU MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT
WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLAND WEST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

152 
FZAK51 PAFC 031523 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

UPDATED ZONES 121 125 140 141

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

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

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE
MORNING THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY THU MORNING. A WEATHER 
FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN 
GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS WEST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

927 
FZAK51 PAFC 032100 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1200 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

UPDATED ZONE 121

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 AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE
MORNING THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY THU MORNING. A WEATHER 
FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN 
GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1200 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS WEST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
620 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

536 
FZAK51 PAFC 040033
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF STRONG LOWS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND THEN 
MOVE INLAND OVER CANADA TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 992 MB.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040944 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

UPDATED ZONE 121 129

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

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

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF STRONG LOWS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND THEN 
MOVE INLAND OVER CANADA TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 992 MB.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1240 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1240 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

888 
FZAK51 PAFC 041213
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR YAKUTAT WED NIGHT THEN MOVE
INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS
TO 75 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE
BARREN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

CORRECTED TYPOS

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY. THE NAM STILL DOES A
BETTER JOB IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS OVER THE GULF BUT BEYOND THAT POINT
PREFERENCE SWITCHES TO THE GFS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LOW IS STILL POSITIONED OVER
THE SEWARD PENINSULA/NORTON SOUND AREA. AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH
INTO BRISTOL BAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER COOK INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA
HAD WEAKENED OVERNIGHT. A SURFACE LOW 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST. AREAS OF SNOW HAVE MOVE ONTO THE COAST EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THIS MORNING. ANOTHER LOW 60 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY. MORE CLOUDS AND AREAS OF
SNOW HAVE MOVED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT. THE BROAD AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS THE STRONG
LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE EAST OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TO SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS BY MONDAY. MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WEST OF THE
TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL END LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE EAST
AND DISSIPATE AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR EGEGIK THIS EVENING. AREAS OF
SNOW MAINLY ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST WILL BECOME SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY.

.BERING SEA...A WEAK LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING TUESDAY. A DEVELOPING WEATHER FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WILL MOVE
THROUGH ADAK MONDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. ANOTHER LARGE
LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF TUESDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY
NIGHT THEN INTO NORTHWEST CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE
LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO
BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR KING SALMON THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR 131 THOMPSON PASS.
         BLIZZARD WARNING FOR 155 COASTAL AREAS
MARINE...GALE WARNINGS...120 121 129 130
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS...121 129 130 138 140 141 150
            155 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 12