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Gale Warning 270, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 13, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2006, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2006, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 140559 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

UPDATED AREAS 120 121 AND 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.

PKZ197-141500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE SOUTH AND
DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE. 
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
900 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
900 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
900 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DIMINISHING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141228
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

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.

PKZ197-150300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES.  SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING.
STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 4
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141608 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
705 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

CORRECTED ZONE 140

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.

PKZ197-150300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES.  SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING.
STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 4
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 150006
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

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.

PKZ197-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL 
PERSIST THROUGH THU. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. 

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 150031 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

AMENDED AREA 120. CORRECTED AREA 130

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.

PKZ197-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL 
PERSIST THROUGH THU. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. 

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 150132 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

CORRECTED AREA 138

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.

PKZ197-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL 
PERSIST THROUGH THU. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. 

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 151152
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

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.

PKZ197-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
GULF ON FRIDAY.


$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 13, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON MAR 13 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE ETA MODEL IS FINALLY IN SYNC WITH THE GFS MODEL. THE GFS HAS BEEN
AND CONTINUES TO BE THE PREFERRED MODEL.

UPPER AIR...
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL PERSIST AND WILL MERGE
WITH AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING EAST FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA BEHIND THE RIDGE WEDNESDAY WITH A LOW MOVING CENTRAL
BERING THURSDAY.

A NORTHERLY 300 MB JET ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER WILL SHIFT WEST TO CUT
ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST LATER MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP INTENSIFY THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST AND WILL CREATE WARNING LEVEL WINDS
THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE
GULF AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP
THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE ALASKA RANGE.

AT THE SURFACE...
THE OLD FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND BRISTOL BAY HAS DISSIPATED. A
WEAK LOW OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THURSDAY.

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD
THROUGH THURSDAY. THE CLEAR WEATHER OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL
SPREAD SOUTHWEST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY.

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND WILL
DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES THE WEST COAST OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY.
CLOUDS AND A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY.

A 992 MB LOW 800 MILES SOUTH OF ATTU TUESDAY NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 975
MB NEAR ADAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR VALDEZ AND COPPER RIVER DELTA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
MARINE...GALES AREAS 172, 175, 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM MAR 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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