Small Craft Advisory 621, NWS Anchorage, AK

994 
FZAK51 PAFC 041425 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

UPDATED ZONES 129 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE
MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT
BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF
ALASKA WED EVENING.

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PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND
MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT 
DURING THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 
S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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