Gale Warning 742, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241437 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

UPDATE TO AREA 125

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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE IN TO THE
EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN
NIGHT BEHIND THIS FRONT.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
430 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
635 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
430 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
430 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
430 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO SEAS 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242337
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 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.

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA 
SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE EAST GULF MON. A 986 MB LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL PERSIST AND
SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY.  MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WIND ACROSS THE BERING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH TIDES ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TONIGHT AND SAT. WATER LEVELS IN THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS ON THU AND FRI BUT WILL STILL BE NEAR
MAXIMUM ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS THROUGH SAT.

A STRONG SHORT WAVE NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE UP COOK INLET EARLY
TONIGHT.  THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT SIX HOURS OF MODERATE
TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO COOK INLET AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY AND BRISK
SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH.  RAIN WILL END FROM THE
SOUTHWEST NEAR MIDNIGHT.  STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS DRAINING THE
TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR BANK
FULL OVERNIGHT.

THE AIR FLOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND SO THE
OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND IS FOR CONTINUED CLOUDY AND SHOWERY WEATHER
TO PERSIST OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR ZONE 155
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 180 170 172 175 176 185
 410 350

RHH SEP 05