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Small Craft Advisory 85, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 28, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 28, 2012, 11:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 28, 2012, 11:40 AM AKST (20:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 40 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

950 
FZAK51 PAFC 282047 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE0
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTH 
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 981 MB THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 70 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 
NEAR SAND POINT SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

304 
FZAK51 PAFC 290031
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 981 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB AND MOVE
INLAND 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPS
TONIGHT 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND DRIFTS TO 80 NM EAST OF
CORDOVA AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A 980 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT.  
$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

106 
FZAK51 PAFC 291226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A 982 MB LOW 120 NM SE OF SAND POINT SUN
AFTERNOON MOVES 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON...
THEN MOVES TO 45 NM SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 979 MB LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT NEAT WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

173 
FZAK51 PAFC 291236 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A 982 MB LOW 120 NM SE OF SAND POINT SUN
AFTERNOON MOVES 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON...
THEN MOVES TO 45 NM SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 979 MB LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

737 
FZAK51 PAFC 300026
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 982
MB LOW MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TONIGHT...NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

363 
FZAK51 PAFC 300919 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 129 130 132 138 140

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 982
MB LOW MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1215 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

642 
FZAK51 PAFC 301228
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 120 NM S OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO
80 NM SW OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 984 MB LOW 215
NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR ICY BAY TUE MORNING AT 981
MB.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT... N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 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 Jan 28, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 40 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL AGREEMENT IS INCREASING...WITH THE GFS AND NAM CONTINUING TO BE
IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH BOTH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK AND
THE LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF IS NOW THE OUTLIER
WITH ITS FARTHER NORTH SOLUTION. THEREFORE...THE GFS AND NAM WERE
USED TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW COVERS NORTHERN ALASKA THIS MORNING...WITH ZONAL
FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. THERE ARE STILL A FEW
SHOWERS OVER EASTERN PRICE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF
AK...AND THESE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LESSEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY.

ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...WINDS ARE
INCREASING AS A FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. SNOW IS
FALLING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA.
OTHERWISE...SNOW SHOWERS ARE CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
BERING /SOUTH OF THE ICE/ AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH CENTRAL AK...
THE NEXT LOW WILL APPROACH THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
MAINLAND...ALTHOUGH KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SOME LIGHT
SNOWFALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO WARM UP FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT LOOK TO BE FALLING AGAIN BY NEXT WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST AK AND THE BERING SEA...
MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS AREA REMAINS THE FRONT THAT IS APPROACHING THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN FROM THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...ESPECIALLY AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES THROUGH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MAINLY EXPECTED ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THE SOUTHWEST WINDS AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES NORTHWARD.

WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY...WIND
CHILLS ARE STILL QUITE LOW. IN FACT...BETHEL IS INDICATING WIND
CHILLS BELOW 60 BELOW...WHICH MEETS WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DELTA DOES NOT SEE THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILLS
VERY OFTEN...WE WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS MORNING.
WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THEY WILL STILL GENERALLY BE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
HOWEVER...WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE INCREASE AS THE FRONT
BRINGS SOME RELATIVELY WARM AIR AT LEAST THAT FAR NORTHWARD.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODEL AGREEMENT WITH SURFACE FEATURES IS DECENT THROUGH ABOUT MONDAY
BEFORE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES. THERE IS A LOW THAT IS
CURRENTLY SLATED TO TRAVEL INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA VIA KODIAK ISLAND
THAT BEARS WATCHING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AK NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 185.
         WIND CHILL WARNING 155.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 138 155 160 165 172 175 176 180 185 352 411
                      413.
         STORM WARNING 179 412 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 130 138 141 150 155
                      165 179 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SCHRECK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 27, 3:54 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	30 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 4:57 AM AKST	Wind Chill Warning	AFC	23 hr
Jan 28, 11:30 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 hr

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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.