FZAK51 PAFC 241141
CWFAER
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 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.
PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
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PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
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PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
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PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
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PKZ126-250300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
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PKZ127-250300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
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PKZ128-250300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
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PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
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PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
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PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS 
CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
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PKZ136-250300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
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PKZ137-250300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
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PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
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PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
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PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT 
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
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