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Gale Warning 343, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

703 
FZAK51 PAFC 022258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ON WED NIGHT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-031500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-031500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-031500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ136-031500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ137-031500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
8 follow-up statements
929 
FZAK51 PAFC 031145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF FROM
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. NE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-040300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-040300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-040300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-040300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-040300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM
614 
FZAK51 PAFC 031638 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

UPDATED ZONE 130

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF FROM
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. NE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-040300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-040300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-040300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
840 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-040300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-040300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM
839 
FZAK51 PAFC 032311
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. 

$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-041500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-041500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-041500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14
FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 12 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-041500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-041500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
207 
FZAK51 PAFC 041122
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. 
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-050300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-050300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

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

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

$$

PKZ128-050300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-050300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-050300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
197 
FZAK51 PAFC 042300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A 995 MB
LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT AROUND 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NEAR SEWARD BY SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-051500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-051500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-051500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-051500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-051500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
545 
FZAK51 PAFC 050539 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

UPDATED ZONES 136 137 140

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A 995 MB
LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT AROUND 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NEAR SEWARD BY SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-051500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-051500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-051500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-051500-
CHINIAK BAY
940 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-051500-
MARMOT BAY
940 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
940 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
736 
FZAK51 PAFC 051119
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A 996 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD SAT MORNING AND MOVE INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-060300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-060300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-060300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-060300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-060300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
071 
FZAK51 PAFC 052314
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD SAT
MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS IT WEAKENS
TO 1008 MB SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ126-061500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-061500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-061500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS  FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-061500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ137-061500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 2, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE
NAM (NOT A GLOBAL MODEL) STARTS TO DIVERGE FROM THE OTHER GUIDANCE
BY 36 HOURS AND AFTER THAT POINT IT IS NOT AS RELIABLE. CONFIDENCE
FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS. THERE IS A RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND ANOTHER ONE OVER
THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS OVER NORTHWEST
CANADA WITH A TROUGH STRETCHING INTO NORTHEAST ALASKA. THIS LEAVES
THE AREA FROM SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TO THE UPPER ALASKA PENINSULA
(EAST OF CHIGNIK) IN A "COL" BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN HIGHS AND THE TWO
MAIN LOWS. A WEAK UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS MOVING
NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE COL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE PENINSULA LOW WILL "SCOOT" THROUGH THE

COL TONIGHT...MOVING INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
TO COASTAL AREAS BUT LEAVE INLAND AREAS DRY. BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THE EASTERN GULF RIDGE WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
AND REMAIN THERE INTO FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME THE CANADIAN LOW WILL
SLOWLY MOVE WEST WITH THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST
ALASKA ON FRIDAY. THE RESULT OF THIS WILL BE DRY WEATHER FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF COAST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KODIAK
ISLAND...WHICH WILL SEE ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW. IN
ADDITION THE INTRODUCTION OF COLDER AIR IN INTERIOR ALASKA WILL
INCREASE THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND THUS GAP FLOW WINDS.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY. WEATHER FRONTS WILL
PERIODICALLY NEAR THE COAST...BUT OCCASIONAL CLOUDINESS WILL BE THE
MAIN RESULT.

FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE MAIN WEATHER PRODUCER THROUGH
THURSDAY WILL BE THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...AND THEN LATER
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT FORMS TO THE EAST OF
THAT LOW WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW. THE MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST INTO THE PRIBILOFS AND ALASKA PENINSULA
TONIGHT BUT STALL JUST SHY OF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 138 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG APR 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.