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Gale Warning 981, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 3, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2006, 11:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 41 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 3, 2006, 11:20 AM AKST (20:20 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2006, 4:15 AM AKST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040123 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

UPDATED ZONE 121 AND 130.

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.

PKZ197-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS
OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MONDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
420 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...EAST WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
420 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. WEST OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040212 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
510 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

UPDATED ZONE 125.

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.

PKZ197-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS
OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MONDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
420 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...EAST WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
510 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES AND SOUTH OF KNIGHT ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
420 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. WEST OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.

.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT TODAY
AND DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING. A STRONG
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A 962 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KTS BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BECOMING 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041904 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

UPDATED ZONE 121 138 141

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.

PKZ197-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT TODAY
AND DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING. A STRONG
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A 962 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KTS BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1000 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BECOMING 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1000 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1000 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041949 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 AM AST MON DEC 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT TODAY
AND DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING. A STRONG
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A 962 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KTS BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1000 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BECOMING 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1050 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1000 AM AST MON DEC 4 2006

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050003
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 962 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND 
POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO 
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. A 982 MB LOW WILL FORM 
750 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AT 975 MB.  
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050117 RRA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 962 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND 
POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO 
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. A 982 MB LOW WILL FORM 
750 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AT 975 MB.  
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050126 RRB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 962 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND 
POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO 
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. A 982 MB LOW WILL FORM 
750 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AT 975 MB.  
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE DEC 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.

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 962 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL
MOVE NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...MAKING
LANDFALL THIS EVENING. THE 962 MB LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AS
IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051815 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
915 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

UPDATED ZONE 130 132 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 962 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL
MOVE NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...MAKING
LANDFALL THIS EVENING. THE 962 MB LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AS
IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
915 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MORNING. 
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
915 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
915 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
915 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
915 AM AST TUE DEC 5 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...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 Dec 3, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SUN DEC 3 2006

.DISCUSSION...

...SUMMARY...
MOIST...MILD PATTERN NOW FIRMLY IN PLACE FOR THE REGION. A STRONG JET
STREAM WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...WITH STRONG SURFACE LOW
PRESSURES RIDING ALONG ITS NORTH SIDE. THESE SURFACE LOWS WILL ROTATE
CYCLONICALLY AROUND A BROADER LOW CENTERED OVER ROUGHLY THE EASTERN
BERING BUT ENCOMPASSING THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA. WHAT THIS BASICALLY
MEANS IS GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOIST CONDITIONS FOR
THE NEXT WEEK OVER THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA.

...MODELS...
OVERALL...THE MODELS HAVE COME TO BETTER AGREEMENT AND HAVE BECOME
MORE CONSISTENT...BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME VERY KEY DIFFERENCES...THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT INVOLVING A LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS
MORNING. ACCORDING TO 06Z SCATTEROMETER WINDS...06Z GFS MODEL
INITIALIZED BETTER WITH THE SURFACE LOW...AND WE ARE TRENDING
FORECAST TOWARD ITS SOLUTION...WHICH HAS A MORE WESTERLY TRACK OF THE
SURFACE LOW THAN THE NAM. THIS WOULD BRING MORE SNOW THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST EAST AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED
WITH A SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK. AROUND 1.7 INCHES PRECIPITATION AS A
RAIN SNOW MIX HAS FALLEN AT KODIAK SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...A
TESTAMENT TO THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS ALSO A
LOT OF WARM AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND MODELS...PARTICULARLY MOS
GUIDANCE...HAVE HAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WAY TOO
COOL THIS MORNING...AS COLD AIR IN THE VALLEYS HAS ERODED QUICKLY AND
DRAMATICALLY. PRECIP TYPE WILL BE A CHALLENGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
COASTAL AREAS...PARTICULARLY FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO VALDEZ. DO
NOT EXPECT A WHOLE LOT OF PRECIP TO MAKE IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO
PLACES LIKE ANCHORAGE...TALKEETNA...PALMER...AND THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN...BECAUSE OF STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AT MOUNTAIN LEVEL.
PRECIP SHOULD KEEP GOING INTO MONDAY OVER COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL
BECAUSE OF VERY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LOW...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL BE TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE THE LOW WEAKENS.
ADDITIONAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL MOVE UP INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
GULF THROUGH NEXT WEEK...BRINGING FREQUENT BURSTS OF RAIN AND SNOW.
WE ARE CERTAINLY IN A TOTALLY OPPOSITE WEATHER PATTERN THAN NOVEMBER.

...SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FORECAST...
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR TODAY EAST
OF DILLINGHAM TO ILIAMNA. INTENSITY AND WESTWARD EXTENT OF SNOWFALL A
BIT OF A SURPRISE THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF FURTHER WEST TRACK OF THE
SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ALREADY
BROUGHT 5 INCHES OF SNOW TO KING SALMON AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING.
EXPECT THE SNOW TO KEEP ON GOING FOR BRISTOL BAY AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH LITTLE REPRIEVE BECAUSE OF THE VERY SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THE LOW TO THE SOUTHEAST. MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND
PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES ALONG THE COAST.

...ALEUTIAN/BERING SEA FORECAST...
THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA ARE IN A BIT OF A LULL IN THE WEATHER
THIS MORNING WITH A SHORTWAVE RIDGE...BUT A STRONG LOW WILL BEGIN TO
HEAVILY IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEGINNING LATE
TODAY. THIS LOW WILL RIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WITH HIGH END GALE FORCE WINDS IMPACTING THE CHAIN.
WITH THE STRONG JET OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC...EXPECT MORE STRONG LOWS
TO FOLLOW FOR THE NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY MAINLY FALL
IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH THE UPCOMING BIG SYSTEM...BUT SNOW WILL MIX
IN OVER SOME AREAS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 138 155 170 171 172 175 176 179 410.

FOISY DEC 06

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 3, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1130 AM AST SUN DEC 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1124 AM     SNOW             EGEGIK                  58.23N 157.39W
12/03/2006  E0.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER IN EGEGIK AS OF 1130 AM AST REPORTED
            8-10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH
            MORE CONTINUING TO FALL.

1124 AM     SNOW             KING SALMON             58.74N 156.54W
12/03/2006  E0.0 INCH                           AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            THE KING SALMON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AS OF 900
            AM AST HAS REPORTED 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE
            LAST NIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL.

1124 AM     SNOW             KOLIGANEK               59.73N 157.28W
12/03/2006  E0.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER IN KOLIGANEK AS OF 1130 AM AST REPORTED
            3-4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH SNOW
            CONTINUING TO FALL.

&&

DANG
Local storm report, Dec 3, 7:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AST SUN DEC 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1124 AM     SNOW             IGIUGIG                 58.23N 157.39W
12/03/2006  E8.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER IN EGEGIK AS OF 1130 AM AST REPORTED
            8-10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH
            MORE CONTINUING TO FALL.

1124 AM     SNOW             KING SALMON             58.74N 156.54W
12/03/2006  E7.3 INCH                           AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            THE KING SALMON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AS OF 900
            AM AST HAS REPORTED 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE
            LAST NIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL.

1124 AM     SNOW             KOLIGANEK               59.73N 157.28W
12/03/2006  E3.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER IN KOLIGANEK AS OF 1130 AM AST REPORTED
            3-4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH SNOW
            CONTINUING TO FALL.

&&

DANG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC52 hr
Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 2, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 2, 11:58 PM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC11 days
Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC40 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 3, 11:08 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC25 days

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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.