Gale Warning 927, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK51 PAFC 111239
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
SITKINAK SAT MORNING. A 986 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
WEAKEN TO 1005 MB NEAR SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 11 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
130 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ETA AND GFS SOLUTION THIS
MORNING.

UPPER AIR...THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
WILL MOVE EAST AND WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER DEVELOPING UPPER LOW NEAR GALENA WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TONIGHT AND WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVE OVER THE AK
PEN FRIDAY AND WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
THROUGH TONIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE...
THE MAIN LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO SPLIT INTO TWO
SEPARATE LOWS TONIGHT. ONE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1000 MB SATURDAY WHILE THE OTHER MOVES INTO
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY AND WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY THEN WILL
WEAKEN A BIT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY. AN AREA OF SNOW
SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT.

THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN
ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE TWO DAYS. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ON THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUAL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
GUSTY WINDS BLOWING THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST ALSO SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS
BLOWING THROUGH KODIAK WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THOUGH THEY MAY CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 132, 150, 155, 160, 176, 179, 180, 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM NOV 05