Small Craft Advisory 919, NWS Anchorage, AK

872 
FZAK51 PAFC 192237 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
137 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 125

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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 968 MB LOW NEAR 54N 144W WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY.

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
137 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE 
MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
137 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

291 
FZAK51 PAFC 200034
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FROM KALGIN
ISLAND N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FROM
KALGIN ISLAND N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

JM

564 
FZAK51 PAFC 201212
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT
OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT
OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF PASSES. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF PASSES. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN
ISLANDS W. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

499 
FZAK51 PAFC 210038
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE FRI
NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 310 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SAT
MORNING AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON
AT 998 MB.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT
OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

526 
FZAK51 PAFC 210042 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 125

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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE FRI
NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 310 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SAT
MORNING AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON
AT 998 MB.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT
OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

387 
FZAK51 PAFC 211242
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT AT 995
MB.

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT
OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG
THE COAST.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT TO BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
2 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT S OF CAPE KULIAK. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE KULIAK. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE ON THE MORNING WEATHER MAP IS A VERTICALLY STACKED
LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA. A DEFORMATION BAND ON THE
NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW IS BRINGING MODERATE SNOW TO THE BRISTOL
BAY ZONE AND KODIAK ISLAND. A RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA IS
HELPING TO GENERATE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE STRONG WINDS ARE
ACCELERATED BY GAPS IN THE TERRAIN. FURTHER EAST...THE WINDS ARE
COMBINING WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND
KODIAK ISLAND. THE JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE
MAINLAND...WHICH IS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA UNDER DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
THE ONLY IMPACT FROM THE GULF LOW BEING MIDLEVEL CLOUDS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS REMAIN IN ABOVE AVERAGE AGREEMENT...BUT HAVE ALL CHANGED
SLIGHTLY SINCE YESTERDAY. THE MODEL RUNS YESTERDAY HAD SHOWN THE LOW
NEAR KODIAK STALLING BRIEFLY DURING THE DAY TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN
GULF. BY CONTRAST...THE MODELS TODAY ARE ALL SHOWING THE LOW SLOWING
BUT NOT STALLING. ADDITIONALLY...THE EC AND GFS ARE SUGGESTING THE
CONSOLIDATED LOW CENTER WILL BREAK APART INTO MULTIPLE WEAKER LOW
CENTERS. THIS SEEMS LIKELY SINCE THE JET IS REMAINING FAR TO THE
SOUTH...AND CURRENT SATELLITE APPEARANCE OF THIS STORM SEEMS A BIT
RAGGED. THE NET EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES SINCE YESTERDAY ARE THAT THE
DEFORMATION BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY SHIFT OFFSHORE OF
KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING RATHER THAN OVERNIGHT...WHICH COULD
BRING A PREMATURE END TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS SCENARIO IS
LOOKING INCREASINGLY LIKELY...AND THE FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED TO
REFLECT THIS LIKELIHOOD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE MAIN STORY TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE THE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF KODIAK ISLAND. AS MENTIONED
ABOVE...THERE IS INCREASING CONCERN THE MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL
DIMINISH A BIT FASTER THAN EXPECTED YESTERDAY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN
THE EARLY TERMINATION OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. REGARDLESS...THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS SNOW
CONTINUES TO FALL AND TEMPERATURES DROP. THUS THE BOTTOM LINE REMAINS
THAT CONDITIONS WILL GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER. WIDESPREAD
CLOUDINESS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE GULF LOW MOVES OFF TO
THE SOUTHEAST. AS THIS HAPPENS...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL INTENSIFY...WHICH WILL ALLOW STRONG WINDS TO ONCE AGAIN
DEVELOP THROUGH FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST...WITH THE STRONG LOW NOW WELL INTO THE WESTERN GULF...MOST
OF THE REGION IS CLEARING OUT FROM WEST TO EAST AS STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP WITH DROPPING TEMPERATURES. THE EXCEPTION
IS IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY WHERE A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS CREATING A BRIEF
PERIOD OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MANY LOCATIONS. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO PULL OFF TO THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...AT WHICH POINT
SKIES WILL CLEAR AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GET EVEN STRONGER. THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL BE DRY AND COLD AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN
FROM THE BERING SEA.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DROPPING DOWN THE FRONT
SIDE OF THE BERING RIDGE IS ENHANCING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY AROUND THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FEATURE
WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD THIS EVENING AND ENHANCE WINDS THAT ARE
ALREADY GUSTING AROUND HURRICANE FORCE THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE EASTERN BERING WILL STAY IN A COLD
ADVECTION REGIME WITH SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FURTHER WEST...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
IN ADVANCE OF A PACIFIC FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
LATE TONIGHT AND SLOWLY SPREADS GALE FORCE WINDS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES EASTWARD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ZONAL PATTERN WITH PROGRESSIVE EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES OVER THE
LAST WEEK IS SLOWING DOWN AND TRANSITIONING INTO A MODIFIED BLOCKING
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA...SLIGHTLY REMINISCENT OF LATE
NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE THIS TIME WILL BE
THAT THE POSITION OF THE HIGH WILL BE MUCH FURTHER NORTH...ALLOWING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO RETROGRADE ACROSS THE STATE FROM CANADA. IN
PRACTICAL TERMS...THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA IN
BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND MODERATING
TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATTER HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 171
         HIGH WIND WARNING 181
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 132 150 155 176
         GALE WARNING 120 121 126 127 128 160 165 170 171 172 175 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 126 126 127 128 129 130 132
                                      138 140 141
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD DEC 12