Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013

Gale Warning 948, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 27, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

835 
FZAK51 PAFC 271259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT AT 1000
MB.

$$

PKZ119-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR THE
COAST. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE
MORNING NEAR SEWARD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DURING
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-280300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-280300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-280300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
25 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-280300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-280300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-280300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
778 
FZAK51 PAFC 271933 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

UPDATE FOR ZONE 138

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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT AT 1000
MB.

$$

PKZ119-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR THE
COAST. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE
MORNING NEAR SEWARD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DURING
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-280300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-280300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-280300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
25 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-280300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-280300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1030 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-280300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
852 
FZAK51 PAFC 280011
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-281500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-281500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-281500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT SO DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-281500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-281500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-281500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
884 
FZAK51 PAFC 280035 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-281500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-281500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-281500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-281500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-281500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-281500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
432 
FZAK51 PAFC 280318 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

UPDATED ZONE 131

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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-281500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-281500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-281500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
620 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-281500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-281500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-281500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
033 
FZAK51 PAFC 280423 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
722 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

UPDATED ZONE 141

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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-281500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-281500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-281500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
620 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-281500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-281500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-281500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
722 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
285 
FZAK51 PAFC 280630 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 132 FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HEADLINE

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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-281500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-281500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-281500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
620 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-281500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-281500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-281500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
722 PM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
306 
FZAK51 PAFC 281300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 996 MB SAT NIGHT BEFORE QUICKLY DISSIPATING SUN.

$$

PKZ119-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-290300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-290300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-290300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-290300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-290300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-290300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
755 
FZAK51 PAFC 282352
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DRIFT E AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ119-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-291500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-291500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-291500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT 
N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-291500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-291500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-291500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 Dec 26, 6:00 PM AKST, 10 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 6:00 PM AKST, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...REASONABLY GOOD THROUGH ABOUT 72 HRS OR SO. LATE
SUNDAY DISAGREEMENT BEGINS WITH THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF 3 OR 4
WEAK TO MODERATE SURFACE LOW CENTERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING
AND ALEUTIANS. THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE
OVERALL PATTERN AND ITS GRADUAL TRANSITION TO A MILDER SOUTHEAST
FLOW ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. AT 3AM WED THE
GFS PLACES A 990 MB LOW NEAR TOGIAK WHILE EC SHOWS A 967 MB STORM
ABOUT 80 S OF KODIAK ISLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS AND SHORT-TERM FORECAST...A WEAK TROUGH
LIES FROM THE BERING SEA EASTWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND ACROSS THE
GULF. IT IS THE WIND FLOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS FEATURE THAT
PUSHED THE CLOUDS AND SOMEWHAT MILDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS PATTERN
WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT THEN CHANGE TO A MORE GENERAL SOUTHWEST
FLOW AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES RAIN OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE ON FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY MORNING
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE PRETTY WIDESPREAD ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA AND WILL BE IN THE FORM OF MIXED RAIN/SNOW ALONG THE COAST
WITH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW INLAND. THIS GENERAL PATTERN WILL LAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BY LATE SUNDAY THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CHANGE TO MORE OF A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION AS A SERIES OF
WEAKENING FRONTS/TROUGHS APPROACH SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...ALL THE MODELS INDICATE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ON THE PLUS SIDE OF NORMAL NEXT WEEK BUT HARDLY AGREE AT ALL WITH
THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS. THE GFS HINTS AT A
POSSIBLE CHINOOK WIND FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AREAS LATE TUE AND WED.
OTHERWISE...BESIDES THE TEMPERATURE TREND ITS NOT WORTH MENTIONING
ANYTHING BEYOND MON IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION DUE TO THE CONTINUED
MODEL UNCERTAINTY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131.
MARINE...GALES 127 173 174 175 176 177 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 139 160 180 181 185.

DEC 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 5:04 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Dec 27, 10:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2013Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

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