Gale Warning 476, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170453 AAA
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

UPDATED AREAS 4 AND 4A 

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.

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA
SAT NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
280 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-171400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-171400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
900 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. WIND
DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-171400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
900 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171130
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 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.

PKZ197-180200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 190 NM S OF KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
SEWARD MON EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA SUN EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT MON EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-180200-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180200-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-180200-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-180200-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180200-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-180200-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180200-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-180200-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-180200-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005

.DISCUSSION...A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IN SOUTHERN ALASKA IS
ON THE WAY. A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IS DROPPING DOWN OVER THE CHUKCHI
SEA AND WILL MOVE OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND COOLER
SURFACE TEMPERATURES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NOT A LOT OF
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER. MOST LIKELY THE ONLY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

AT THE SURFACE...A 980 MB LOW SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
WILL KEEP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING SEA...BUT IT WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

MODELS STILL IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...12A 12B 13A 13B 15.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

APR 05