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Storm Warning 35, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 7, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 7, 2013, 9:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 54 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2013, 9:40 AM AKST (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Feb 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

718 
FZAK51 PAFC 071847 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 128

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 THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN 
TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE SPREADS TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF ON FRI BEFORE 
ANOTHER FRONT ADVANCES TO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. 

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
945 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING 
SW 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. NEAR 
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 
7 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
945 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-080300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

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

$$

PKZ127-080300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

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

$$

PKZ128-080300-
VALDEZ ARM
945 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
500 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-080300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-080300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
528 
FZAK51 PAFC 080024
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 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 THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THU EVENING AND DISSIPATE BY LATE THU NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING 
PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 970 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 80 NM 
EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL CROSS THE
GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-081500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ127-081500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-081500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE
WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING S 30
KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-081500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-081500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
765 
FZAK51 PAFC 080634 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THU EVENING AND DISSIPATE BY LATE THU NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING 
PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 970 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 80 NM 
EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL CROSS THE
GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-081500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ127-081500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-081500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE
WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING S 30
KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-081500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-081500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
210 
FZAK51 PAFC 081203
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 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 FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL RETREAT TO THE
EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 550 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE THIS EVENING WILL TRACK TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CHIGNIK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ASHORE SOUTHERN
BRISTOL BAY SAT EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A
SECONDARY FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-090300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-090300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-090300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-090300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-090300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

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

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
281 
FZAK51 PAFC 090016
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 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 FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 960 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 55 NM
EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
SAT EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SUN
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-091500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ127-091500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-091500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-091500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-091500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING CHANGING
TO SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
260 
FZAK51 PAFC 090934 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 128

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 FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 960 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 55 NM
EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
SAT EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SUN
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-091500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ127-091500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-091500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-091500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-091500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING CHANGING
TO SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
553 
FZAK51 PAFC 091217
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 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 SAT FEB 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 962 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS EVENING WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WEAKENS TODAY OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. A SECONDARY FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUN. A LOW FORMING NEAR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK
SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. 

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-100300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-100300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-100300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-100300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MID MORNING THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-100300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE BY MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING
E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
006 
FZAK51 PAFC 091307 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 121

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 SAT FEB 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 962 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS EVENING WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WEAKENS TODAY OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. A SECONDARY FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUN. A LOW FORMING NEAR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK
SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. 

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-100300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-100300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-100300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-100300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MID MORNING THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-100300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE BY MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING
E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
337 
FZAK51 PAFC 091933 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

UPDATED ZONE 121 136 137

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 SAT FEB 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 962 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS EVENING WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WEAKENS TODAY OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. A SECONDARY FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUN. A LOW FORMING NEAR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK
SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. 

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1030 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-100300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-100300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-100300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-100300-
CHINIAK BAY
1030 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-100300-
MARMOT BAY
1030 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING
E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
408 
FZAK51 PAFC 092355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 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 SAT FEB 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 968 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INLAND OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK
SUN MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 45 NM EAST OF SEWARD LATE SUN NIGHT
AND MOVE INLAND OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ126-101500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-101500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-101500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 22 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-101500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ137-101500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING
SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND 
RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 7, 5:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 5:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
550 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER-TROUGH DOMINATES THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN CHAIN...
ANCHORED BY A LOW JUST SOUTH OF KISKA WHICH IS FILLING AND DRIFTING
EAST. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ASHORE SW AK AND IS DISSIPATING WHILE
SUPPORTING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. EMBEDDED WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES
BEHIND THE FRONT SUPPORT HODGEPODGE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE
AKPEN/PRIBILOFS BACK THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. FURTHER EAST...
TRANSITORY UPPER RIDGING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK
IS QUICKLY RETREATING EAST TOWARDS YUKON TERRITORY...THOUGH IT HAS
SUPPORTED SOME EARLY MORNING FOG/STRATUS ACROSS COOK INLET AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. THE SOUTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT IS
SWINGING FROM THE WESTERN TO THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT SPREADS
MAINLY SNOW...THOUGH IT MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO RAIN ALONG COASTAL
AREAS. EARLY HINTS OF A TRIPLE-POINT LOW DEVELOPING ALONG IT'S AXIS
APPEARS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING TRACKING NORTHEAST TOWARDS
THE KENAI PENINSULA. ALSO OF NOTE IS A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC AROUND 1000 MILES SOUTH OF ATKA...WHICH IS BEGINNING
TO PIVOT NORTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS SATISFACTORILY CAPTURE THE MAIN FEATURES. THE LOW JUST SOUTH
OF KISKA CONTINUES FILLING AS IT MOVES TO AROUND 250 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ATKA FRI MORNING...THEN BECOMES ABSORBED BY THE SYSTEM MOVING UP
FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. THIS SYSTEM MOVING UP IS PROGGED TO DEEPEN
INTO THE MID-960 MB RANGE ON FRI...TRACK TO AROUND 300 MILES SOUTH OF
SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE MAINLAND BRISTOL BAY
NEAR THE SOUTHERN MOUTH OF SHELIKOF STRAIT ON SAT. THE ECMWF HAS HAD
DECENT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT...WITH THE
NAM/UKMET/GEM GLOBAL ALL REASONABLY CLOSE. THE GFS IS CONSIDERABLY
SLOWER WITH MOVEMENT TODAY AND MUCH FURTHER SOUTHEAST...SWINGING THE
SAID LOW ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT. EVEN
SO...IT IS NOTABLE THAT ALL MODELS DEPICT A SIGNIFICANT THERMAL
GRADIENT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH INCREASES IN STRENGTH SAT.
THIS OCCURS AS A POLAR VORTEX SWINGS SOUTH OUT OF THE CHUKCHI SEA AND
BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH THE PACIFIC SYSTEM.

FURTHER EAST...THE NAM AND ECMWF HAD SIMILAR DEPICTIONS OF THE TRIPLE
POINT DEVELOPING NEAR KODIAK ISLAND...TRACKING IT TO NEAR SEWARD
TONIGHT. ANOTHER TRANSITORY RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL
ON FRI...BUT BEGINS TO AMPLIFY SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT PUSHES EAST OF THE
COPPER BASIN ON SAT IN RESPONSE TO THE ELONGATED TROUGHING THROUGH
THE EASTERN BERING AND SW MAINLAND. OVERALL THERE IS DECENT MODEL
AGREEMENT WITH THIS AS WELL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
PRECIPITATION OVER KODIAK ISLAND SHOULD TAPER TO SHOWERS WITH
FROPA/TRIPLE POINT PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR A BRIEF RESPITE
AS THE UPPER-RIDGE SWINGS THROUGH ON FRI. HOWEVER A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC SYSTEM BEGINS MOVING UP FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
THAT NEXT SYSTEM SHOULD FEATURE WARMER TEMPERATURES LEADING MOST
PRECIP TO FALL AS RAIN. SOLID GALES ARE ADVERTISED CURRENTLY...BUT
WILL NEED TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL FOR STORM-FORCE PENDING HOW DEEP THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC LOW WILL STILL BE AS IT ADVANCES TOWARDS THE SW
MAINLAND.

ELSEWHERE...SNOW MOVES BACK THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AS RETURN FLOW ALOFT
BEHIND THE RIDGE TRENDS SOUTHERLY. THERE MAY BE SOME LOCAL
DOWNSLOPING ACROSS SOME OF THE MORE TYPICAL AREAS AS 850 MB FLOW
INITIALLY IS A BIT MORE SOUTHEASTERLY ORIENTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
BUT ANY DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT DURING THE DAY ERODES BY THIS
EVENING/TONIGHT AS THE FRONT SHEARS OUT WITH SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE
ENERGY ALOFT SPLITTING...WITH ONE LOBE HEADING TOWARDS THE AK
PANHANDLE AND THE OTHER UP THROUGH COOK INLET TO CENTRAL AK.
SHORTWAVE LIFT SHOULD ALLOW SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS AREAS
WHICH DO NOT SEE MUCH DURING THE DAY TODAY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATING
SNOW THE NEXT 24 HOURS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PASSES OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THE BEST SUSTAINED
BLOWING SNOW THREAT IS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM DUE
TO HEAVY PRECIP AND STRONG WINDS. LOCAL AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY
STILL POSSIBLE HOWEVER IN AND AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND/THOMPSON
PASS. ALL PRECIPITATION TAPERS TO PASSING SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WITH
SHORTWAVE PASSAGE. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE PACIFIC SYSTEM'S FRONT
THAT MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME THERE
APPEARS TO BE AN ELEVATED THREAT OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
PRECIPITATION...THOUGH THE DETAILS STILL NEED TO BE IRONED OUT.

SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
WHAT'S LEFT OF THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT OVER BRISTOL BAY IS
BECOMING SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES AND
TEMPERATURES WARM A BIT IN THE WAKE OF FROPA. THE LOSS OF STEADY
PRECIPITATION OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SHOULD HELP IMPROVE VISIBILITY
HERE TOO...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
TEENS...ANY FALLEN SNOW REMAINS HIGHLY TRANSPORTABLE AT LEAST INTO
THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST AK WILL BE IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF STRENGTHENING
DYNAMICS THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
OR HEAVY SNOW. ALONG THE AKPEN...STRONG WINDS AND RAIN ARE EXPECTED
INITIALLY IN THE WARM AIR...BUT AS STRONG COLD ADVECTION BLEEDS DOWN
FROM THE EASTERN BERING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL BECOME A CONCERN
HERE AS WELL.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE EASTERN BERING/CHAIN WILL SEE PERIPHERAL WEATHER IMPACTS FROM THE
PENDING PACIFIC SYSTEM BECAUSE IT'S TRACK IS PRETTY FAR EAST.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL DOWN MARKEDLY. BRISK NORTH GALES
OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SEE A RELAXING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BRIEFLY EARLY FRI AS THE LOW NEAR KISKA DIES OUT...BUT BE REPLACED BY
EASTERLY GALES AS A FRONT ADVANCING FROM KAMCHATKA WILL ADVANCE FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MUCH OF THE AOR WILL BE DOMINATED BY A NEAR STATIONARY UPPER-LOW
CENTERED OVER WESTERN AK EARLY NEXT WEEK. A BRIEF PERIOD OF
PROGRESSIVE FLOW MAY DEVELOP FOR A TIME IN IT'S WAKE AS IT SHIFTS TO
THE NORTHEAST. THE PATTERN SHIFTS TO ONE OF A RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND/GULF MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER-LOW SLIPS SOUTHEAST
OF KAMCHATKA DOWN TO THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC HELPING TO RE-AMPLIFY
THE FLOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...125
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...155 161
MARINE...GALE...120 125 130 170 175 176 179 180 185 352 411 412 413
                414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MALOY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 3:57 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC21 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Feb 7, 8:56 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC19 hr
Feb 7, 9:40 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr

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Sources

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