Gale Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK

576 
FZAK51 PAFC 021605 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

UPDATED 121 132

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND
STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A SECOND FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO THE
NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
700 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

848 
FZAK51 PAFC 030011
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 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 AKST WED JAN 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST
EARLY THU MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE
WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

087 
FZAK51 PAFC 031222
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 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 AKST THU JAN 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO THE CENTRAL
GULF WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH AND INLAND FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 310 NM S OF YAKUTAT FRI EVENING AND MOVE TO 250 NM S OF
YAKUTAT AT 1002 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

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

$$

078 
FZAK51 PAFC 040006
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 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 AKST THU JAN 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO THE CENTRAL
GULF WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH AND INLAND BY FRI MORNING. A 987 MB
LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 300 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

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

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF CAPE KULIAK. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

973 
FZAK51 PAFC 040706 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1005 PM AKST THU JAN 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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO THE CENTRAL
GULF WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH AND INLAND BY FRI MORNING. A 987 MB
LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 300 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

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

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1005 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF CAPE KULIAK. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 3 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

439 
FZAK51 PAFC 041222
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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 AKST FRI JAN 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FRI NIGHT. A 
999 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING THEN MERGE
WITH A LARGER DEVELOPING 987 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON OVER KODIAK ISLAND.
THIS LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB NEAR THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1245 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO
BE THE LARGE LOW CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY.
SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMS THE DRY AIR HAS WRAPPED INTO THE LOW
CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE STORM IS NOW WEAKENING. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL BAND HAS STALLED ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...AND IS SIMPLY
WEAKENING IN PLACE. INTERESTINGLY...A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVED NORTHWARD
ALONG THE FRONT THIS MORNING AND HAS ACTUALLY BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO
RETROGRADE THE FRONTAL PRECIPITATION SHIELD SLIGHTLY BACK TO THE
WEST. STEADY RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST...BECOMING
SNOW TOWARD VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS. FURTHER WEST...MODERATE RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS THE ACTUAL LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE AREA. WAY
OUT WEST...A VERY ELONGATED AND FAIRLY WEAK FRONT IS STRETCHING OUT
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH
DIGS INTO THE LONGWAVE TROUGH JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAJOR
FEATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE 974 MB LOW OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE JUST
OFFSHORE THE DELTA BY MORNING. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER TROUGH DIGGING
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR OVERNIGHT...AND THIS LOW WILL TAKE A TURN BECOMING THE
DOMINANT CIRCULATION CONTAINED IN THE BROAD LONGWAVE. THIS LOW WILL
MAKE STAY FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST AND BE SHORTER-LIVED THAN THE
PREVIOUS THREE STORMS...THE TURNAGAIN ARM AREA A BREAK FROM
WARNING-LEVEL WINDS. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...MODELS HAVE COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT THAT A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BEFORE WEAKENING AND RE-CURVING TO THE
NORTHWEST. OVERALL...THE FORECAST WILL SHOW A SLIGHT PREFERENCE
TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION DUE TO SUPERIOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...DEEP-LAYER SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP CLASSIC
DOWNSLOPE PATTERN LARGELY INTACT TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. THE FRONT
HUNG UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE AND THE AREA WILL
FALL UNDER THE GENERAL CYCLONIC INFLUENCE OF THE LOW ITSELF...RATHER
THAN THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW LOW-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS
SHOULD KEEP STEADY SNOW FALLING AROUND VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AS A MID-LEVEL TROUGH IMPACTS THE
COAST LATE THIS EVENING AND ENHANCES SYNOPTIC LIFT. AT THE SAME
TIME...DECREASING WINDS ALOFT AND A WEAK UP-INLET GRADIENT SHOULD
ALLOW LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO SPREAD INTO ANCHORAGE...KEEPING
OVERNIGHT TEMPS RIGHT AROUND FREEZING.

SOUTHWEST...THE LOW MOVING ALONG THE COASTLINE TONIGHT WILL KEEP
SHOWER ACTIVITY PLENTIFUL ACROSS THE REGION. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD
AIR IS FILTERING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE LOW WEAKENS.
THIS WILL HELP MOST LOCATIONS TRANSITION FROM A RAIN/SNOW MIX TOWARD
ALL SNOW BY MORNING WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. AFTER A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...CLOUDS AND WIND MOVE BACK IN FROM SOUTHEAST BY LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STRETCHED OUT FRONT OVER THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL GRADUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A DEVELOP LOW
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT. A RAIN/SNOW MIX FROM ADAK
WESTWARD WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF STEADY SNOW AS THE LOW
PIVOTS INTO THE EASTERN BERING FROM THE PACIFIC.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXTENDED MODEL RUNS ARE STILL SUGGESTING A BIT OF A WESTWARD SHIFT IN
THE POSITION OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH BY THE WEEKEND. AS THIS
HAPPENS...MAINLAND ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN GENERAL SOUTHERLY FLOW...BUT
WEATHER MAY BE LESS ACTIVE AS MOST LOWS REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL BERING.
THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP A FEW DEGREES CLOSER TO
NORMAL ACROSS THE AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 150 155 160 172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD JAN 13