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Gale Warning 438, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 7, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 7, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081147
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1005 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST STRENGTHENS THROUGH TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 


$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081321 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1005 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST STRENGTHENS THROUGH TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 


$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081447 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

UPDATED ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1005 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST STRENGTHENS THROUGH TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
645 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
420 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 082305
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 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.

PKZ197-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 125 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT ...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090414 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

UPDATE TO AREAS PKZ120 PKZ125 PKZ130 AND 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.

PKZ197-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 125 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT ...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E TO NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090637 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1035 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

UPDATED ZONE 120 

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.

PKZ197-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 125 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-091400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1035 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT ...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E TO NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
800 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON MAY 8 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091144
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 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.

PKZ197-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 1007 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING
WEATHER FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-100200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 60
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-100200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-100200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-100200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-100200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-100200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 092301
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB 225 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU. A SLOW MOVING WEATHER FRONT WILL 
REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.THU THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 
N WIND 10 KT NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT 
OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 9 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101216 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 140 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1013 MB 125 
NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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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 May 7, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 7 2006

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAKENING 995 MB LOW SPINNING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH MONDAY. A 997 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ROTATES EAST TODAY AS A BROAD RIDGE LIES ACROSS THE
WESTERN BERING SEA AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE JET STREAM IS VISIBLE
ON THE SATELLITE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WHERE IS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.

IN THE EAST...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL
BAY IS BRINGING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOME SHOWERS TO SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA INCLUDING THE AKPEN AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GULF LOW DISSIPATING INTO
THE INTERIOR BY THIS EVENING ALLOWING THE NEXT ALEUTIAN LOW TO ENTER
THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY MORNING.  AS THE FIRST LOW IS ABSORBED
INTO THE MAINLAND IT WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS TO SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT.
 THE NEW GULF LOW WILL SLIDE EAST AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
MUCH AS IT LACKS MUCH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. THIS NEW GULF LOW THEN
FOLLOWS MUCH THE SAME PATTERN OF THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS BRINGING
SEASONAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
INTO MID WEEK.

IN THE WEST...ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SLIDES THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW EASTWARD AND IT THEN REPLACES THE CURRENT GULF
LOW.  BEHIND IT A BROAD RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING TAKES HOLD
THROUGH MID WEEK.  BY WEDNESDAY YET ANOTHER LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN
BERING AND NUDGES THE RIDGE SOUTHEAST BRINGING CLEARING SKIES AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND.

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

MAY 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
May 7, 11:20 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
May 8, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
May 8, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
May 8, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
May 8, 3:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC8 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2006Every gale warning in 2006

Sources

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