Gale Warning 306, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 311656 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

UPDATE FOR ZONES 120 132 138 AND 141

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.

PKZ197-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK AT 997 MB FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF
THE GULF SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE SOUTHEAST WIND 35 KT BECOMING
NORTHWEST SW WIND 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF DANGEROUS CAPE
NORTH WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
750 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312301
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

THE 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 540 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
BY SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA BY SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND FOG. 
.SUN...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE 150 KT JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS HAS SPLIT AROUND THE LOW NEAR
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. MODELS HAVE MOVED THE NORTH TO SOUTH COMPONENT
SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER EAST THAN LAST NIGHT. A 65 KT NORTH SOUTH PIECE
WILL BACK UP ALONG THE AK RANGE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND DOWN COOK
INLET. A COUPLE OF 500 MB VORT MAXES WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL EARLY TODAY. SOME CAA WILL ALSO MOVE INTO WESTERN
SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE FACTORS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
INCREASE THE WINDS THROUGH THE AREA..POSSIBLY NEAR WARNING LEVELS IN
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY.

IN THE EAST..PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
THROUGH SUN MORNING. EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE DAY CHANGING TO
ALL SNOW TONIGHT AS THE DEVELOPING LOW OVER KODIAK THIS MORNING MOVES
NORTH INTO THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE
ALONG THE UPSLOPING EASTERN KENAI AT LEAST INLAND AND AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THIS IS A VERY WET SNOW SO BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE A REAL THREAT. DOWNSLOPING WILL KEEP A LOT OF THE PRECIP OUT OF
THE WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. HOWEVER A COUPLE OF INCHES ARE
STILL POSSIBLE BY SUN AFTERNOON.

IN THE WEST..SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND TODAY AND
SAT. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. LOOK FOR THE BRIEF
RESPITE OVER THE ALEUTIANS TO END AS A WEATHER FRONT PUSHES INTO THE
REGION ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT. THIS FRONT WILL
BRING GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WARMER TEMPS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE AK PENN
AND PRIBILOFS THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AK PENN WITH
SOME WARMER TEMPS BUT CONTINUED PRECIP BY SUN AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RNW MAR 06