Gale Warning 630, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171828 AAB
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

UPDATED AREA 125 AND 129 

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 1004 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS IT MERGES WITH A
LOW IN BRISTOL BAY. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 1004 MB OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT BECOMING 1000 MB OFF CAPE SUCKLING MIDDAY THU. A
THIRD LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 998 MB 250 NM SE OF SITKINAK BY EARLY FRI
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG ENDING.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT LATE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. S WIND 15 KT
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1025 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS ALONG THE GULF COAST. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
950 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. 
RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG BECOMING SHOWERS.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
500 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING.
RAIN AND FOG.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT LATE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. 
SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT LATE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. 
SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172044 AAC
CWFAER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
140 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

UPDATED AREA 140 

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 1004 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS IT MERGES WITH A
LOW IN BRISTOL BAY. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 1004 MB OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT BECOMING 1000 MB OFF CAPE SUCKLING MIDDAY THU. A
THIRD LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 998 MB 250 NM SE OF SITKINAK BY EARLY FRI
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG ENDING.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT LATE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. S WIND 15 KT
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1025 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS ALONG THE GULF COAST. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
950 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. 
RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG BECOMING SHOWERS.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
140 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NORTHEAST 35 KTS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT AND SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS
EVENING. OTHERWISE WINDS NORTHEAST 20 KTS AND SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND
FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING.
RAIN AND FOG.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT LATE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. 
SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT LATE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. 
SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172321
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED AUG 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO PORT HEIDEN BY
THU MORNING AND THEN TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRI
MORNING AND TO 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY FRI AFTERNOON..
$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. KALGIN ISLAND NORTH...NE WIND 20
KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181208
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 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.

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE
TODAY. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 998 MB NEAR OVER THE SOUTHERN
GULF TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REBUILD ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST EARLY SAT. 
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK THIS MORNING
OTHERWISE VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND FOG.  
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SOUTH WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG
TONIGHT. PATCHY FOG FRI. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND FOG
THROUGH FRI. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE ISLAND THIS
MORNING.  SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG.  
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT WED AUG 17 2005

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS
MORNING. HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THAT JUST
BARELY STRETCHES ACROSS THE STATE FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. THERE
ARE TWO MAIN SURFACE LOWS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW...AS
WELL AS SEVERAL FRONTS. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IS VERTICALLY STACKED
WITH THE UPPER LOW. ANOTHER LOW IS A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVING NORTH. THIS LOW SITS ALONG A NORTH/SOUTH
ORIENTED FRONT THAT IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. THE UPPER LOW WILL
SLOWLY MOVE EAST DURING THE WEEK WITH A NUMBER OF PRECIPITATION BANDS
MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA. A BRIEF BREAK EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS
A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE EXITING LOW.

IF THE GFS IS CORRECT...A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LARGE RIDGE CURRENTLY
OVER THE FAR EASTERN PACIFIC (140W) WILL RETROGRADE OUT TO 170W. THIS
WILL OPEN UP THE STORM TRACK FROM SIBERIA ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
THROUGH ALASKA...ALLOWING STORM SYSTEMS TO MOVE PROGRESSIVELY ACROSS
THE STATE FOR A PERIOD OF RATHER UNSETTLED WEATHER.

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

LUDWIG AUG 05