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Small Craft Advisory 976, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 6, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-071500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-071500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-071500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

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

$$

PKZ130-071500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-071500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-071500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-071500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071216
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON MORNING. 

$$

PKZ119-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-080300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-080300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-080300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-080300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-080300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-080300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS 
OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 080000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-081500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-081500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-081500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-081500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-081500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ137-081500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-081500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 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.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. 

$$

PKZ119-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-090300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-090300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-090300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-090300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-090300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-090300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 082357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY BY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS
OF FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-091500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-091500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-091500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-091500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-091500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-091500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091225
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. 
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING AND 
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ119-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-100300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-100300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-100300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-100300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-100300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-100300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100005
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH
TUE. A 984 MB LOW 385 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
285 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 982 MB WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ119-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-101500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-101500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-101500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-101500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-101500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-101500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101246
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 360 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB WED MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 180 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 990 MB LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-110300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ127-110300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-110300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
25 KT NEAR WHITTIER TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-110300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ131-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-110300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-110300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ139-110300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110036
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.  LIGHT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.  LIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-111500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-111500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-111500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

.WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-111500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-111500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-111500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA IS ATTEMPTING TO REASSERT ITSELF
OVER THE REGION AFTER BEING PUSHED EASTWARD THE PAST TWO DAYS. BY THE
END OF THE WEEKEND THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND ELONGATE IN PLACE. THE
WEAKENING OVER MAINLAND ALASKA CAN ALREADY BE SEEN IN THE AMOUNT OF
CLOUD COVER RIDING OVER THE RIDGE ACROSS THE STATE.
FARTHER WEST THERE IS A LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE SEA OF
OKHOTSK WITH A CUT OFF LOW IN THE PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THIS PATTERN IS CREATING A STRONG FEED OF WARM AND MOIST
AIR INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL AGREEMENT IS IMPROVING IN THE REGION NEAR
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA WITH THE LOW COMPLEX.
WHILE THE NAM IN PARTICULAR IS STILL DRAGGING BEHIND ON THE MOVEMENT
OF THE SECONDARY LOW THE ECMWF...GFS...UKMET ALL HAVE CONVERGED
NICELY WITH ONLY CENTRAL PRESSURE A POINT OF CONTENTION.
IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THERE ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES IN THE SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE RESOLUTION ON THE NAM
HOWEVER MAKES IT THE FAVORED SOLUTION AS IT IS STILL CAPTURING SOME
DETAIL THAT IS DRIVING THE PRECIPITATION OVER THE COOK INLET REGION
BETTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE REMAINING AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE
COOK INLET REGION AND UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY SHOULD BE RAPIDLY COMING
TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING. AFTER THIS THERE WILL LIKELY BE FOG
DEVELOPING OVER A GOOD PART OF THE AREA. THE FOG WILL LIKELY BE DENSE
AT TIMES WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AS THE WARM CORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CAUSES A SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION THAT TRAPS THE MOIST AIR AT THE SURFACE.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH A NUMBER OF PLACES
ABOVE FREEZING AGAIN AN SATURDAY...WITH SOME COOLING OCCURRING BY
SUNDAY.
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD MAINLY ONLY SEE
SOME CLOUDS WITH LESS IN THE WAY OF FOG AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN THE
PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA AND THE STRENGTH OF THE SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD BE LESS.

SOUTHWEST...THE RIDGE BUILDING BACK INTO THE AREA IS PUSHING THE BULK
OF THE MOISTURE FARTHER WEST INTO THE BERING SEA AS COMPARED TO THE
LAST FEW DAYS. THERE REMAINS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE COAST
OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS WELL AS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
AREA IN THIS WARM AIRMASS AND WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH SATURDAY
BEFORE COOLING SOME ON SUNDAY. FOG WILL BE AN ISSUE THIS WEEKEND AS
THE WARM CORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CAUSES A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION THAT
TRAPS THE MOIST AIR AT THE SURFACE. THERE IS ALSO A GOOD CHANCE FOR
THERE TO BE DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FOG
FOR AREAS NEAR THE COAST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BREAKDOWN AND A
PATTERN CHANGE WILL BE UNDERWAY AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
WEEK...HOWEVER MODEL AGREEMENT DIVERGES ON SOLUTIONS MONDAY AND
BECOMES OUT OF PHASE SYNOPTICALLY BY TUESDAY. THE GENERAL MID LEVEL
PATTERN REBUILDS ANOTHER RIDGE OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WHILE AN ACTIVE
PATTERN OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND
MOVE EAST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL DRIER
WITH WETTER CONDITIONS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA. AN EASTERLY POLAR WAVE LOOKS TO PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MIDWEEK AND INTO THE EAST BERING BY THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180.
         STORM 173 174.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 6, 10:00 AM AKST, 6 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

AKZ101-111-121-062100-

...AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL THIS MORNING...

A FEW AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
CONTINUE TO MOVE UP COOK INLET TOWARD ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU
VALLEY. THE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD
AND SHOULD BE MOSTLY OVER BY NOON. TEMPERATURES AROUND THE REGION
CONTINUE TO HOVER RIGHT AROUND OR ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WILL CAUSE
SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WHERE THERE HAS BEEN PRECIPITATION THIS
MORNING.
Special weather statement, Dec 6, 10:12 AM AKST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1012 AM AKST FRI DEC 6 2013

AKZ101-111-121-062100-

...A FEW AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING...

A FEW AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
CONTINUE TO MOVE UP COOK INLET TOWARD ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU
VALLEY. THE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD
AND SHOULD BE MOSTLY OVER BY NOON. TEMPERATURES AROUND THE REGION
CONTINUE TO HOVER RIGHT AROUND OR ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WILL CAUSE
SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WHERE THERE HAS BEEN PRECIPITATION THIS
MORNING.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 7, 4:27 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC53 hr
Dec 7, 9:10 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC19 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2013Every small craft advisory in 2013

Sources

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