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Gale Warning 549, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 28, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2014, 2:57 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2014, 2:57 PM AKDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2014, 2:50 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

528 
FZAK51 PAFC 282257
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

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.

PKZ197-291200-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL EXIT TO THE EAST SUN
NIGHT AND MON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM ABOUT 40 NM WEST OF CAPE
SUCKLING MON AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY LATE TUE.


$$

PKZ119-291200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ120-291200-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ121-291200-
RESURRECTION BAY-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-291200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-291200-
PORT VALDEZ-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-291200-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-291200-
VALDEZ ARM-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-291200-
PASSAGE CANAL-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5
FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-291200-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ131-291200-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-291200-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ136-291200-
CHINIAK BAY-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-291200-
MARMOT BAY-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-291200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-291200-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ140-291200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ141-291200-
KACHEMAK BAY-
257 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
8 follow-up statements
700 
FZAK51 PAFC 291154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

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.

PKZ197-300030-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR CAPE
SUCKLING MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE AT 1007 MB TUE
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-300030-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ120-300030-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ121-300030-
RESURRECTION BAY-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-300030-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-300030-
PORT VALDEZ-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-300030-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-300030-
VALDEZ ARM-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-300030-
PASSAGE CANAL-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO
40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-300030-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ131-300030-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-300030-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ136-300030-
CHINIAK BAY-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-300030-
MARMOT BAY-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-300030-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-300030-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ140-300030-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ141-300030-
KACHEMAK BAY-
354 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
325 
FZAK51 PAFC 292252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

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.

PKZ197-301200-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF
YAKUTAT AT 1011 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-301200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-301200-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-301200-
RESURRECTION BAY-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-301200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-301200-
PORT VALDEZ-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BY
LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-301200-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-301200-
VALDEZ ARM-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7
FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-301200-
PASSAGE CANAL-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-301200-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-301200-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-301200-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8
FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-301200-
CHINIAK BAY-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-301200-
MARMOT BAY-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-301200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-301200-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-301200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-301200-
KACHEMAK BAY-
252 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
685 
FZAK51 PAFC 300123 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

UPDATED ZONE 119

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.

PKZ197-301415-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF
YAKUTAT AT 1011 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-301415-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-301415-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-301415-
RESURRECTION BAY-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-301415-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-301415-
PORT VALDEZ-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BY
LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-301415-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-301415-
VALDEZ ARM-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-301415-
PASSAGE CANAL-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-301415-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-301415-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-301415-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-301415-
CHINIAK BAY-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-301415-
MARMOT BAY-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-301415-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-301415-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-301415-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-301415-
KACHEMAK BAY-
523 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
188 
FZAK51 PAFC 301130
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

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.

PKZ197-010015-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB BEFORE
TRACKING INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 440 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-010015-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-010015-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO E 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-010015-
RESURRECTION BAY-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-010015-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-010015-
PORT VALDEZ-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-010015-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-010015-
VALDEZ ARM-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-010015-
PASSAGE CANAL-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 45 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-010015-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-010015-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-010015-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
CAPE DANGEROUS...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-010015-
CHINIAK BAY-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-010015-
MARMOT BAY-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-010015-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT .
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-010015-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-010015-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-010015-
KACHEMAK BAY-
330 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
706 
FZAK51 PAFC 301342 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

UPDATED ZONES 127 128

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.

PKZ197-010315-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB BEFORE
TRACKING INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 440 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-010315-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-010315-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO E 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-010315-
RESURRECTION BAY-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-010315-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-010315-
PORT VALDEZ-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-010315-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-010315-
VALDEZ ARM-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-010315-
PASSAGE CANAL-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 45 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-010315-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-010315-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-010315-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
CAPE DANGEROUS...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-010315-
CHINIAK BAY-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-010315-
MARMOT BAY-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-010315-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT .
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-010315-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-010315-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-010315-
KACHEMAK BAY-
542 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
804 
FZAK51 PAFC 301545 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121

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.

PKZ197-010330-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB BEFORE
TRACKING INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 440 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-010330-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 40 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
7 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-010330-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO E 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-010330-
RESURRECTION BAY-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-010330-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-010330-
PORT VALDEZ-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-010330-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-010330-
VALDEZ ARM-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-010330-
PASSAGE CANAL-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 45 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-010330-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-010330-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-010330-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
CAPE DANGEROUS...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-010330-
CHINIAK BAY-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-010330-
MARMOT BAY-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-010330-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT .
SEAS 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-010330-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-010330-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-010330-
KACHEMAK BAY-
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
144 
FZAK51 PAFC 301626 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

UPDATED ZONE 126

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.

PKZ197-010345-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB BEFORE
TRACKING INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 440 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-010345-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 40 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
7 FT.   
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-010345-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.   
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO E 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-010345-
RESURRECTION BAY-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
.WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-010345-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-010345-
PORT VALDEZ-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.   
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-010345-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-010345-
VALDEZ ARM-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-010345-
PASSAGE CANAL-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 45 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.   
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.WED...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-010345-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT.   
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-010345-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.   
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-010345-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
6 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
CAPE DANGEROUS...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-010345-
CHINIAK BAY-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.   
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.   
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-010345-
MARMOT BAY-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.   
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-010345-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.   
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-010345-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING.   
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-010345-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-010345-
KACHEMAK BAY-
826 AM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.   
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT.   
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
826 
FZAK51 PAFC 302250
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

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.

PKZ197-011200-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAKENING 1011 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SPENCER DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTHEAST 250 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 984 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-011200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ120-011200-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-011200-
RESURRECTION BAY-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-011200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUST TO
25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-011200-
PORT VALDEZ-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-011200-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-011200-
VALDEZ ARM-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-011200-
PASSAGE CANAL-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-011200-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ131-011200-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-011200-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ136-011200-
CHINIAK BAY-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-011200-
MARMOT BAY-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-011200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-011200-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-011200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-011200-
KACHEMAK BAY-
250 PM AKDT TUE SEP 30 2014

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

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 28, 1:47 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 1:47 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
147 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE SCALE SPLIT FLOW CONTINUES OVER
THE ALASKA REGION. IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM A COUPLE OF MATURE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOWS ARE AFFECTING A SMALL PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA. ONE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING NORTHWARD TO THE ALASKA/CANADA BORDER IS EXITING TO THE
EAST WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS LEFT IN THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER
BASIN. ANOTHER STRONGER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS TRACKING
VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST. SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER DATA CONTINUES TO
SHOW MINIMUM GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE OCCLUDED FRONT SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A STRONG SHORT- WAVE
MOVING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH RESULTING IN AMPLIFICATION.
THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOW TRACK TO CURVE TOWARD THE SOUTH
AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS.

MEANWHILE...THE FOCUS FOR THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST IS THE NORTHERN
STREAM TROUGH WHICH IS DIGGING OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND INTO WESTERN
ALASKA THIS MORNING.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT AND
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS GENERALLY HIGH. THERE ARE SOME MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN ORIENTATION/AMPLITUDE OF DIGGING TROUGH AS IT MOVES
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. NAM IS THE OUTLIER
WITH A MUCH MORE ELONGATED AND POSITIVELY TILTED WAVE. THE TREND
IN THE OTHER SOLUTIONS IS TOWARD A SLIGHTLY LESS CONCENTRATED/AMPLIFIED
WAVE. THIS WILL SLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF UPPER LOW AND CAUSE THE
SURFACE LOW TO DEVELOP FARTHER EAST. THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
FORECAST ARE A BIT WEAKER SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS IN THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AREA (MARGINALLY WEAKER WINDS) AND LESS PRECIP IN
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. WILL FINE TUNE THE WINDS BASED ON THESE
MODEL TRENDS AND BACK OFF ON QPF OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCES ARISE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE
NIGHT AND WED WITH HANDLING OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM 17W.
FORTUNATELY THIS ONLY AFFECTS THE FORECAST FOR THE FAR WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. WILL USE A FAIRLY BROAD-BRUSH AVERAGE OF THE GFS/ECMWF
FOR NOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT A LITTLE BIT OF WIND JUST ABOUT
EVERYWHERE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS ARCTIC TROUGH DROPS
SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS THROUGH AND
NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS. AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE THE STRONGEST WINDS
BY FAR WILL BE ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF
COAST. BASED ON THE TREND MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION ABOVE
CONFIDENCE IS NOW MUCH GREATER THAT WINDS WILL REMAIN SUB-WARNING
LEVEL THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. CURRENT FORECAST HAS A PRETTY GOOD
HANDLE ON THE WINDS SO WILL JUST BE FINE-TUNING TIMING AND SPEEDS
FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

WITH A LESS CONCENTRATED SHORT-WAVE CHANCE OF PRECIP IS A LITTLE
HIGHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY
FROM THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. TROUGH
WILL STILL BE BARRELING RIGHT ALONG A FAST CLIP SO ANY SNOW THAT
DOES FALL WILL BE VERY BRIEF. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS THE EASTERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN WHICH STILL HAS A SHOT AT SEEING SOME MINOR
SNOW ACCUMULATION MONDAY NIGHT. THIS EVENT WILL WRAP UP QUICKLY
TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST AND PRESSURE
GRADIENTS QUICKLY SLACKEN WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN. MID WEEK
WILL SEE A RETURN TO CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER IN WHAT IS TURNING OUT
TO BE ONE OF THE NICEST STRETCHES OF WEATHER IN YEARS FOR LATE
SEPTEMBER/EARLY OCTOBER TIME FRAME.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER
TROUGH FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY INTO THE FAR WESTERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. AS TROUGH DIGS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TONIGHT EXPECT SHOWERS TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE NUMEROUS
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN
BEHIND THIS TROUGH MONDAY AND PROVIDE DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RAIN AND WIND WILL HOLD ON ALONG THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS UNTIL THE LOW TO THE SOUTH FINALLY DROPS
SOUTHWARD MONDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE HEART OF THE BERING SEA AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID
WEEK...SETTING UP A BLOCKING PATTERN AND PROVIDING VERY QUIET
CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE REGION. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF THE RIDGE WHICH WILL
SEE IMPACTS FROM A SYSTEM PASSING TO THE WEST MID WEEK.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (THU OCT 2ND - SUN OCT 5)...

ON THURSDAY...A CLOSED BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE BERING WITH A RIDGE
AXIS EXTENDING INTO EASTERN SIBERIA WILL FORCE A CROSS POLAR FLOW
PATTERN TO DEVELOP...WITH A STRENGTHENING ARCTIC TROUGH DEVELOPING
OVER THE MAINLAND. DISTURBANCES IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
TRACK INTO THE AREA...WITH PROGRESSIVELY COLDER AIR PUSHING INTO
THE REGION. 850 HPA TEMPERATURES (APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET) WILL
BE APPROACHING -4 TO -8 CELSIUS BY SUNDAY...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY
BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR TO SOUTHERN ALASKA.
SOME UNCERTAINTY DEVELOPS LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A COLD UPPER LEVEL VORTEX OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND
THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN GDPS MUCH MORE
BULLISH WITH THE SCENARIO THAN THE PROGRESSIVE GFS. SUCH A
SOLUTION WOULD INCREASE SNOW CHANCES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
COPPER BASIN. THE FORECAST WILL TAKE A MIDDLE GROUND APPROACH AND
WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION SNOW CHANCES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL BY THE WEEKEND.

- AHSENMACHER

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...119 121 127 129 130 131 174 175 176 177.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SEB/AHSENMACHER SEP 14

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 3:28 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 28, 3:49 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 28, 3:49 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Sep 28, 4:57 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Sep 28, 2:51 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Sep 28, 2:53 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 28, 2:57 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

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