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Gale Warning 483, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 20, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 20, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 202336
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 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.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1013 MB LOW AROUND 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU
EVENING AND WEAKEN FRI.
$$

PKZ120-211400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 202345 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

UPDATED AREAS 3A AND 3C

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.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1013 MB LOW AROUND 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU
EVENING AND WEAKEN FRI.
$$

PKZ120-211400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211204
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 971 MB LOW 310 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF
MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU EVENING AND WEAKEN FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-220200-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220200-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-220200-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-220200-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-220200-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220200-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220200-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT
SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-220200-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-220200-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 212319
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 967 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 150W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AND
WEAKEN.
$$

PKZ120-221400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-221400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-221400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-221400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-221400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-221400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ138-221400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ140-221400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-221400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220020 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
415 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

UPDATED AREA 3C.

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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 967 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 150W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AND
WEAKEN.
$$

PKZ120-221400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-221400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-221400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-221400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-221400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-221400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ138-221400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
415 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ140-221400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-221400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220056 CCB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
455 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

CORRECTED AREA 3C HEADLINE.

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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 967 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 150W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AND
WEAKEN.
$$

PKZ120-221400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-221400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-221400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-221400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-221400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-221400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ138-221400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
455 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ140-221400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-221400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 21 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221130
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 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.

PKZ197-230200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
NORTH TODAY. A 1010 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE
NORTH TO JUST OVER KODIAK AS A 1017 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW
WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE LATE SAT. ON SAT NIGHT A 1002 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 850 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA.
$$

PKZ120-230200-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230200-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230200-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230200-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230200-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230200-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230200-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230200-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230200-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 222302
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 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.

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS AN OLD STORM MOVES
NORTH THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. A 1009 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1016 MB EARLY SAT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-231400-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-231400-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-231400-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-231400-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-231400-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-231400-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-231400-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ140-231400-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-231400-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 22 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 Apr 20, 4:14 AM AKDT, 6 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:14 AM AKDT, 6 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
914 AM ADT WED APR 20 2005

.DISCUSSION...996 MB LOW SOUTH OF ATKA ISLE WITH FRONT ACROSS EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THEN MERGE WITH A STRONGER SYSTEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
NEXT STORM, NOW DEVELOPING AROUND 38N 178W, WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO
UNALASKA AND DEEPEN TO 965 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GFS LOOKS GOOD WITH
THIS TYPE OF PATTERN SO WILL FOLLOW THAT MODEL FOR THIS FORECAST SET.

AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BERING STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL SPREAD WARMER AND WETTER
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
AS HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD
RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO BRING RAIN TO EVEN CANTWELL AND PUNTILLA THURSDAY
NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HI WIND WATCH FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA
MARINE...STORM AREA 12A 5B AND 6B.

PERCY APR 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 19, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC31 hr
Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 20, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 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.