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Gale Warning 357, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 10, 2006, 11:10 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2006, 11:10 AM AKDT (19:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110011 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

UPDATED ZONE 130 138 140
 
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.

PKZ197-111400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE
TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF. A FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH
THROUGH THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED. 
A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT AND THEN 
TO 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 984 MB.
$$

PKZ120-111400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
410 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
405 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
410 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 
THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.  
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
16 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110649 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

UPDATED ZONE 120 130
 
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.

PKZ197-111400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE
TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF. A FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH
THROUGH THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED. 
A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT AND THEN 
TO 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 984 MB.
$$

PKZ120-111400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1100 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1100 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. BARREN ISLANDS
EAST...40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
405 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
410 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 
THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.  
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111130
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 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.

PKZ197-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF
CORDOVA THURSDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS
AND PASSES. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 35 KT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SOUTH OF THE
FORELANDS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT BY THE AFTERNOON IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111505 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

UPDATE TO PKZ120 PKZ121 PKZ125 PKZ129 PKZ130

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.

PKZ197-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF
CORDOVA THURSDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W TO NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 35 KT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SOUTH OF THE
FORELANDS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT BY THE AFTERNOON IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 112334
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 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.

PKZ197-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WED MORNING 
AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD AT 978 MB WED NIGHT. THIS CENTER WILL 
MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT LATE EVENING. 
WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 120046 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

RETRANSMISSION

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.

PKZ197-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WED MORNING 
AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD AT 978 MB WED NIGHT. THIS CENTER WILL 
MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT LATE EVENING. 
WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 11 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121147
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 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.

PKZ197-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB THU
MORNING NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NORTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO
NW WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NW WIND
20 KT. SEAS 16 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLAND AND 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH
OF THE FORELANDS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS . HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. 

$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121758 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

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.

PKZ197-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB THU
MORNING NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO
NW WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NW WIND
20 KT. SEAS 16 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLAND AND 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH
OF THE FORELANDS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS . HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. 

$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 122256
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SEWARD AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 175 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS

8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.

.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130003 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR PKZ140

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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SEWARD AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 175 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS

8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
405 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130555 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
955 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SEWARD AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 175 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
955 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
405 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131200
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 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.

PKZ197-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO
THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW FORMS FRI MORNING
75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB FRI NIGHT 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT.
$$

PKZ120-140200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING OUT TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131339 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

CORRECTED ZONE 121 138

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.

PKZ197-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO
THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW FORMS FRI MORNING
75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB FRI NIGHT 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT.
$$

PKZ120-140200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 132110 RRA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
105 PM ADT THU APR 13 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.

PKZ197-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO
THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW FORMS FRI MORNING
75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB FRI NIGHT 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT.
$$

PKZ120-140200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR
POINT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 132332
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 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.

PKZ197-141400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 125 NM
SOUTH OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM FRI
MORNING 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN TO 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-141400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 140152
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
600 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-141400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 125 NM
SOUTH OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM FRI
MORNING 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN TO 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-141400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-141400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-141400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-141400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-141400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-141400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-141400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-141400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
600 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-141400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 13 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141206
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 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.

PKZ197-150200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS SAT NIGHT TO 991 MB 
OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND. A 988 MB LOW FORMS FRI AFTERNOON 100 NM EAST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB SAT NIGHT 50 NM SOUTHEAST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-150200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 14 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 Apr 10, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT MON APR 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...
GFS HAS INITIALIZED BETTER THIS MORNING WITH THE LOW OVER THE BERING
SEA AND WITH THE MOISTURE PARAMETERS. ALSO BELIEVE GFS WILL HANDLE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC BETTER AND ITS
TRANSITION FROM BRISTOL BAY INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY.

UPPER LEVELS...LARGE LOW IN NORTHWEST BERING SEA WITH A WAVE MOVING
TO THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WAVE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
MAINLAND TONIGHT. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS WAVE
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TOMORROW. LARGE
LOW TO START SWINGING SOUTH AND EAST TOMORROW AS A STRONG SHORT WAVE
MOVES OUT OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE
WAVE CONTINUES INTO THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AS A VORT MAX MOVES INTO
THE LARGE BERING SEA LOW MOVES EAST AS A VORT MAX ROTATES AROUND THE
LOW AND ACTS TO PULL IT EAST WEDNESDAY AND DROPS INTO THE GULF
THURSDAY. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH A FLAT
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA. LOW CONTINUES TO
DIG IN THE GULF AS RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
BERING INTO SATURDAY.

SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LOW IN NORTHWEST BERING UNDERNEATH
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. MODERATE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE BERING
UNDERNEATH THIS LOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
MODELS HAVE NOT PICKED UP THE EXACT STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM BUT GFS
HAS THE BEST HANDLE. FRONT WEAKENS AS IT RUNS TO THE COAST THIS
EVENING. THIS IS DUE TO IT RUNNING INTO HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE
OVER THE AREA. LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT DAY
WHILE A STRONG LOW MOVES OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION TO ACCOMPANY THIS LOW. THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST
BERING SEA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TOWARD THE AKPEN TUESDAY NIGHT.
MODERATE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO  BRISTOL BAY DURING THIS TIME
AND TO NEAR BETHEL AS WELL. AS THE LOW CROSSES THE ALEUTIAN MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
SOUTHERN VALLEY. THE LOW ALSO HAS GOOD UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT...SO
IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT WRAPS WITH SOME COLDER AIR INTO
WEDNESDAY. BY THIS TIME THE LOW HAS MOVED INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG TO
VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AKPEN WEST TO NEAR UNALASKA. WILL MOST
LIKELY SEE STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG
THESE AREAS WITH POSSIBLE WIND WARNINGS AS WELL. COLD AIR ADVECTION
CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY AS THE NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE BERING
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH THE LOW CARVING OUT IN THE GULF. WOULD
EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA DURING THIS TIME. RIDGE AND WARMING TO BUILD OVER
THE WESTERN BERING.

SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY TO GIVE WAY TO HIGH
PRESSURE TONIGHT. WILL SEE A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO MOVE THROUGH AND REDEVELOP
MORE SHOWERS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTH CENTRAL. EVERYTHING CLEARS OUT
THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW WITH HIGH PRESSURE PASSING OVERHEAD. A FRONT
FROM THE DEVELOPING LOW IN BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL PUSH THROUGH KODIAK. THIS FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW STARTS TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF. THE LOW DEEPENS OVER THE GULF AS COLD AIR WRAPS INTO IT. GOOD
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION...WILL MAKE FOR STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE LOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF
THROUGH FRIDAY BUT SLOWLY MOVES EAST. WINDS WILL REMAIN GALE FORCE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS SOUTH. WILL NEED TO
THINK ABOUT WIND WARNING OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY. MAY NEED STORM
FORCE WINDS IN SHELIKOF AS WELL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION AND THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY AS WELL.
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN MAINLY ALONG THE COASTAL
LOCATIONS AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. AS THE LOW PULLS OFF TO THE EAST PRECIPITATION WILL WANE
FRIDAY.

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

JN APR 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC
Apr 10, 5:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.