Gale Warning 170, NWS Anchorage, AK

368 
FZAK51 PAFC 130942 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT
MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED EVENING AT 
990 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE 
AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE PACIFIC TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. WINDS
BRIEFLY NE 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1241 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-131500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-131500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-131500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING
AND VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-131500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-131500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

257 
FZAK51 PAFC 131258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 300 NM
SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WEAKEN TO
997 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-140300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-140300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-140300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-140300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-140300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

218 
FZAK51 PAFC 140053
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 500 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
75 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB 
AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 30 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-141500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-141500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-141500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-141500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-141500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

353 
FZAK51 PAFC 141251
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB IS IT
MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI
EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-150300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-150300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-150300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

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

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35
KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-150300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-150300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1250 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A CLOSED UPPER LOW WHICH HAD BEEN
STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING IS BEGINNING TO MOVE EASTWARD
TOWARD THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. A VERY SHARP SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS LOW IS CROSSING THE EASTERN BERING HEADED
TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A VERY DEEP AND COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS IS
ACCOMPANYING THIS TROUGH AS INDICATED BY THE 12Z SOUNDING FROM
SAINT PAUL (-22 DEGREES CELSIUS AT 850MB AND -39 DEGREES AT 500MB).
THIS IS CREATING SOME STEEP LAPSE RATES AND CONTRIBUTING TO STRONGER
VERTICAL MOTION OUT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS
THE EASTERN BERING SHOW MUCH STRONGER WINDS THAN THE MODELS...
INDICATIVE OF AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE HELPING TO MIX STRONGER WINDS
FROM ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE RESULT OF ALL THIS IS LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.

DOWNSTREAM OF THIS TROUGH IS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. BASED ON THE
SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THE GULF TROUGH EXPECT THE BERING TROUGH TO CATCH
UP AND PHASE INTO A SINGLE TROUGH. A SURFACE LOW HAS STRENGTHENED
JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING AND LOOKS NOTABLY STRONGER
THAN FORECAST BY THE MODELS. THE FEW SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY AUGUSTINE ISLAND WHERE WINDS HAVE REACHED GALE
FORCE)...ARE INDICATIVE OF A STRONGER LOW. THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS
CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKER WAVES OUT AHEAD
OF THE MAIN TROUGH. STEADY PRECIP OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW IS JUST
BEGINNING TO SHOW UP ON MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR.

FINALLY...A STRONG LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE SUBTROPICAL JET
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM...OR ONES THAT DEVELOP FROM IT
WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH A FEW KEY
ASPECTS OF ONGOING WEATHER THIS MORNING. FIRST...THEY ARE ALL TOO
WEAK AND TOO FAR NORTHWEST WITH THE LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND.
SECOND...QPF AND WINDS ARE UNDERDONE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. WILL MAKE HEAVY USE OF SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
AND SATELLITE/RADAR IMAGERY IN PREPARING THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.

MODELS HAVE COME IN TO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE BASIC EVOLUTION
OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC...ESPECIALLY WITH DEVELOPMENT
AND TRACK OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SOLUTIONS
DIVERGE A LITTLE MORE WITH A SEPARATE PACIFIC LOW THAT DEVELOPS AND
MOVES UP INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THURSDAY. GFS SEEMS TO BE AN
OUTLIER WITH A SLOWER TRACK OF THIS LATTER SYSTEM...SO WILL TREND
TOWARD THE FASTER SOLUTION USING THE NAM MODEL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE MORE EASTERLY POSITION OF THE SURFACE
LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MEANS LOW WILL LIKELY TRACK TOWARD THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA WITH THE BULK OF PRECIP FALLING OVER THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE PRECIP
FARTHER WEST AS GULF TROUGH AND TROUGH CURRENTLY CROSSING THE
EASTERN BERING PHASE. HOWEVER...EASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF SURFACE LOW
WILL INITIALLY MAINTAIN MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS IN THE LEE OF THE
CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS. THE PHASED TROUGH WILL CROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BRING SOME
SNOW TO MOST AREAS. EVEN WITH A PHASED TROUGH THE VERTICAL MOTION
DOES NOT LOOK ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE...SO GENERALLY EXPECT LIGHT
ACCUMULATION FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU.

THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP FROM THE PACIFIC INTO THE GULF ON
WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER STORM TO QUICKLY FOLLOW ON THURSDAY. BASED
ON A TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THESE WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY
THE VERY TYPICAL STRONG EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...MEANING
THE POPULATION CENTERS WILL OBSERVE DOWNSLOPE DRYING AND THE BULK
OF PRECIP WILL FALL ALONG THE COAST AND THE WEST SIDE OF COOK
INLET/SUSITNA VALLEY. THERE IS GOOD POTENTIAL FOR SNOW IN THESE
OTHER AREAS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM LATE THIS WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EXPECT A BAND OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE
INSHORE OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS BERING TROUGH ARRIVES. AS THE SOUTH
END OF THE TROUGH ROTATES INTO BRISTOL BAY EXPECT SNOW CURRENTLY
FALLING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE GULF LOW FROM KING SALMON NORTH AND
EAST TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. VERY COLD AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE TROUGH WILL INITIALLY
CAUSE SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
WHERE ADVECTION WILL BE STRONGEST. AS WINDS DIE DOWN TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL. THE TROUGH WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
ALLOWING THINGS TO DRY OUT AND WINDS TO SLACKEN. HOWEVER...
OVERRUNNING OUT AHEAD OF THE PACIFIC SYSTEM COMBINED WITH ANOTHER
UPPER TROUGH CROSSING THE BERING WILL BRING SNOW BACK TO THE REGION
BY THURSDAY. THE LATEST MODELS INDICATE A FURTHER EAST TRACK OF
PACIFIC SYSTEMS INTO THE WESTERN GULF...SO THIS SHOULD KEEP THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COLD AND DRY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE DELTA AS THE NEXT BERING TROUGH ARRIVES
THURSDAY AND WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER ISSUING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BE
ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM. EXPECT
SOME SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MOVE IN AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT
ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STEADY PRECIP SHOULD BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE FRONT
QUICKLY DISSIPATES. THE STORM TRACK WILL THEN SHIFT FURTHER EASTWARD
TOWARD THE GULF. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THESE SYSTEMS. THIS WILL LEAVE THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS IN A SHOWERY PATTERN WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN INDICATING A BLOCKING
RIDGE SETTING UP FROM THE BERING TO SIBERIA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN A STORM TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST
AREA...ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
ARCTIC AIR WILL BECOME FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
RIDGE FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA. THEREFORE...AS
SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THE GULF PRECIP-TYPE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE
MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 150 155 172 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 13