Gale Warning 661, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK51 PAFC 282305
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH TUESDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE PACIFIC SOUTH
OF THE GULF.
$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT RISING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO

8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
TODAY BUT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD AND OUT OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY AS
A LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. THE LOW IN THE
BERING SEA IS THE REMNANTS OF AN OLD TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT IS
CURRENTLY 300 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AND WILL MOVE
INTO NORTON SOUND BY MONDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW IS MUCH FARTHER EAST AND IS MOVING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS
AFTERNOON. IT WILL CONTINUE EAST AND STRETCH FROM KODIAK ISLAND
THROUGH THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING RAIN TO MOST OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WINDS ARE GUSTY FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA
COAST DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE RIDGE COMBINED WITH A LOW JUST WEST
OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE AREAS WEAKENS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AUG 05