Gale Warning 732, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221205
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU SEP 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...
MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL EXTEND OVER THE
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY SAT. 
$$

PKZ120-230200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-230200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

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

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-230200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-230200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

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

.TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE
GLACIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-230200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-230200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-230200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-230200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND S OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATER TODAY. RAIN AND
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-230200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

.TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.DISCUSSION...
IN THE UPPER LEVELS A LOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THURSDAY.
THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SLIDE EAST AS THE
LOW PROGRESS IN THE BERING. THE 250 MB JET STRETCHES OF NORTHERN
JAPAN UP TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE JET BEGINS TO WEAKEN FROM THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS JET WILL FEED
THE DEVELOPING LOW AND HELP PUSH IT BELOW 970 MB. BY LATE IN THE WEEK
THE JET WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS NORTHEASTWARD INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

AT THE SURFACE A FRONT FROM THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IS
ABOUT TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. HAS
DEVELOPED OVER KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE
TODAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP OVER MOST OF THE STATE THROUGH THE
WEEK. BRINGING RAIN AND STRONG WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST.  RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS BY TONIGHT
AND THE INTERIOR SECTIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING.

A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE QUICKLY
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY TONIGHT AS 972 MB. MAX GALES WILL
SPREAD THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE BERING BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AS
SOUTHWESTERLY BY THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY A STORM
SURGE THURSDAY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH SHOULD BRING MINOR
COAST FLOODING ALONG THAT ZONE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180
               AND 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KB SEP 05