Gale Warning 431, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051452 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

UPDATED AREAS 140 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.

PKZ197-060200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
LOW FORMS SAT MORNING 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 992 MB SAT
NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-060200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-060200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
645 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-060200-
KACHEMAK BAY
645 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051756 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

UPDATED AREAS 125 AND 129

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.

PKZ197-060200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB
LOW FORMS SAT MORNING 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 992 MB SAT
NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-060200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
945 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-060200-
PASSAGE CANAL
945 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-060200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-060200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
645 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-060200-
KACHEMAK BAY
645 AM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 052325
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 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.

PKZ197-061400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 981 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT.
A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR SITKINAK FRI EVENING WILL MOVE TO
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 994 MB.

$$

PKZ120-061400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ130-061400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAY 5 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT THU MAY 4 2006

.DISCUSSION...JET STREAM IS VISIBLE ON SATELLITE PICTURE RUNNING WEST
TO EAST AROUND 45N. THE JET WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE POSITIONING OF THE JET WILL ALSO HELP TO
KEEP A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THIS TROUGH IS NOT AS COLD AS THE ONES WE SAW LAST WEEK
BUT IT WILL KEEP THINGS ON THE COOL SIDE AND HELP ENHANCE SHOWER
ACTIVITY AS IT KEEPS THE ATMOSPHERE MORE CONVECTIVELY UNSTABLE.

AT THE SURFACE THE ANCHOR LOW IS SOUTH OF ADAK BUT THIS LOW WILL GIVE
WAY TO A LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE TRIPLE POINT NORTHWEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR TONIGHT. THE NEW LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND
THEN COME ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SATURDAY.
ON FRIDAY NIGHT A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
THEN MOVE SOUTH OF SEWARD SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

OVERALL PATTERN CONTINUES OF SOUTHERLY FLOW FOR AREAS IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA AREA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AHEAD OF THE LOW TRACK.
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP IN COLD AIR OVER THE BERING
SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAY 06