Gale Warning 63, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050003
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 1040 MB HIGH 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO
NEAR SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
AND INTENSIFY TO 1048 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-051500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS
AND PASSES ENDING DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
500 PM AST MON JAN 3 2005

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT.

THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA, SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND
NORTHWEST CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SWING EAST INTO SOUTHWEST CANADA
WEDNESDAY.

THE 300 MB SOUTHWESTERLY JET AXIS OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
INTERIOR WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI
PENINSULA TUESDAY AND WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
WEDNESDAY. THE SURFACE FRONT WILL PROBABLY REMAIN ALIGNED ALONG THE
JET THROUGH THE PERIOD.

A 987 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SLOW-MOVING WEATHER FRONT
WILL OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INTO
THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA TUESDAY AND WILL MOVE THROUGH
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
YAKUTAT TUESDAY NIGHT.

A 1033 HIGH OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND INTENSIFY TO 1044 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER ELEVATION
OF ANCHORAGE. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...GALE...13AB, 14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 05