Gale Warning 1078, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210026 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

CORRECTED ZONES 125 138

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 973 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211306
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-220300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 970 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MONTAGUE
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW ENTERING THE
GULF WED AT 983 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL
MOVE INLAND NEAR BARANOF ISLAND AND WEAKEN BY THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT....EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 14 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS
THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT SOUTH OF THE HEADLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 21 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST TUE DEC 20 2005

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH ONLY SMALL DIFFERENCES
IN PRESSURE AND POSITION OF THE SYSTEMS. THE ETA MODEL IS PREFERRED
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE GFS HAS A MORE REASONABLE SOLUTION IN
THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA.

UPPER AIR...THE RIDGE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND INTO CENTRAL ALASKA
WILL SLOWLY ERODE FROM THE WEST AND A UPPER LOW NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND
MOVES TOWARD WRANGELL ISLAND WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING TOWARD ST.
LAWRENCE ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AROUND THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE DISPLACED EASTWARD BY AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING
THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...THE SURFACE SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MIRROR THE
UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
MOVE IN THE NORTH GULF WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN...WITH A FEW AREAS OF SNOW... WILL MOVE
INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO ANCHORAGE, THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A
FEW AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG
THE MOUNTAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF ANCHORAGE WEDNESDAY.

OUT OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN, THE LOWS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE EAST ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF 50N LATITUDE THROUGH FRIDAY.

A 956 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 350 MILES
SOUTH ATTU AND DEEPEN TO 944 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SEE MARINE FORECASTS.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM DEC 05