Storm Warning 255, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281253
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED DEC 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.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM 
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC
LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU EVENING AND THEN 
WILL BE ABSORBED BY A 953 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE THU
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...A 958 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS IT REMAINS IN THE WESTERN GULF. THIS LOW
WILL THEN QUICKLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS
AREA. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WEDNESDAY WILL STRENGTHEN JUST SOUTH
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW THE
SAME PATTERN AS THE LOW THAT IS IN THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON.

OUT WEST ALONG THE ALEUTIANS A SERIES OF WEAK TO MODERATE LOWS WILL
SKIRT JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. EXPECT
PERIODS OF SHOWERS TO PERSIST WITH THIS PATTERN.

UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE JET STREAM IS AND WILL REMAIN WELL
SOUTH OF ALASKA THROUGH THAT TIME PERIOD. THE ONLY IMPACT IT WILL
HAVE ON SOUTHERN ALASKA IS THAT IT WILL ENHANCE A LOW DEVELOPING JUST
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AS THIS LOW WILL LIE IN THE
UPPER LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET MAXIMUM AT THAT TIME.

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

DEC 05