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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS  FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTLINE FORECASTS...

CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT

.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...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

RESURRECTION BAY

.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.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

PORT VALDEZ

.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.

VALDEZ NARROWS

.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.

VALDEZ ARM

.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.

PASSAGE CANAL

.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.

BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS

.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.

SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK

...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.

CHINIAK BAY

.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.

MARMOT BAY

.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.

SHELIKOF STRAIT

.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.

COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY

.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.

KACHEMAK BAY

.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.

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