Small Craft Advisory 856, NWS Anchorage, AK

710 
FZAK51 PAFC 260704 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1005 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

UPDATED ZONE 130

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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND
DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE MON EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1005 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

573 
FZAK51 PAFC 261223
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$