Small Craft Advisory 926, NWS Anchorage, AK

589 
FZAK51 PAFC 211321 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

CORRECTION TO 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.

PKZ197-220300-
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 OF 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.  

$$

323 
FZAK51 PAFC 220010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM 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
MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SAT
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF SITKINAK LATE SAT NIGHT AND
DEEPEN TO 992 MB THEN TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN AFTERNOON 
AT 985 MB.

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 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 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.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. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 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 AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

924 
FZAK51 PAFC 221232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK EARLY SAT EVENING THEN MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 991
MB SUN MORNING AND THEN TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT AT 981 MB.


$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND E. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN
ISLANDS AND W...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

558 
FZAK51 PAFC 230018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST
OF HOMER LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 995 MB LOW 90 NM
SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF SITKINAK
LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB THEN TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT
990 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND E. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

449 
FZAK51 PAFC 231238
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER
AT 994 MB MON EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND E. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SE OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SE OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT
BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

037 
FZAK51 PAFC 240003
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KING SALMON
MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHWEST GULF TUE.
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG 
THE COAST. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES 
HEAD. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST....E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS.  
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. GENERALLY THE FORECASTS
INCORPORATE THE NAM FOR ITS BETTER HANDLING OF TERRAIN RELATED/SMALL
SCALE FEATURES. AFTER 60 HOURS THERE STARTS TO BE SOME DIVERGENCE ON
HOW THE MODELS HANDLE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA...AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW(S) OVER THE GULF. THE GFS
TENDS TO BE SLOWER WITH THE UPPER LOW WHILE THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE A
LITTLE FASTER. AS THE LOW MOVES WEST AND BEGINS TO SPLIT...THE GFS
IS PUSHING MORE OF THE ENERGY INTO THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE SPLIT
WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF PUTTING MORE ENERGY IN THE SOUTHERN BRANCH.
THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS NOT TOO HIGH AT THIS POINT IN THE
FORECAST...BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF MODEL RUNS AHEAD FOR THIS TO SORT
ITSELF OUT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A HUGE BLOCKING RIDGE BETWEEN 150 AND 160 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE. THIS RIDGE IS NEARLY FULL-LATITUDE...IT STRETCHES FROM
THE TROPICS TO 80 DEGREES NORTH. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER
THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA THAT IS CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTH. A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHES NORTH FROM THIS LOW INTO THE
ARCTIC OCEAN NEAR MACKENZIE BAY. THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW
CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. NORTHERLY FLOW IS OVER MOST
OF SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE OVER-ALL PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO FRIDAY. THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE WILL SLOWLY GET SQUEEZED FRIDAY AND THEN WILL "PINCH
OFF" WITH A CLOSED HIGH MOVING INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN NEAR POINT
BARROW SATURDAY MORNING. AS THIS HAPPENS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
ALASKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN SPLIT ON SUNDAY
WITH SOME OF THE ENERGY MOVING NORTHWEST INTO WESTERN ALASKA...AND
SOME MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE MODELS AGREE
THERE WILL BE A SPLIT...BUT DISAGREE ON HOW EXACTLY THIS WILL
PROGRESS.

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...STRONG WINDS OVER FAVORED AREAS WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY WITH THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GOOD UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE GRADIENT
RELAXES. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA LATER SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY...CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TO THE AREA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WILL REMAIN DRY AND SEASONABLY COLD INTO SUNDAY
AS THE RIDGE STUBBORNLY HOLDS BACK ANY INTRUSION OF MOISTURE FROM
THE WEST. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE IN FROM THE EAST AS THE UPPER LOW SLIDES
INTO THE AREA.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY (MOSTLY IN THE FORM
OF RAIN). PRECIPITATION WILL THEN SLACK OFF FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE BERING SEA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED FORECAST IS A BIT UNCERTAIN DUE TO MODEL DISAGREEMENT.
BUT WITH THE LACK OF A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE...THERE IS SOME CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 111 131 135.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 128 130 170 172 175 176 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 126 127 128 129 130 132 138
             140 141 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG DEC 12