Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 994, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 6, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070115 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. ARIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG NORTH OF THE FORELANDS. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070136 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 CORRECTED MARINE ZONES 121 125 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 435 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 435 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 435 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG NORTH OF THE FORELANDS. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AFTERNOON NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071436 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 535 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 UPDATED ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AFTERNOON NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 535 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071546 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 UPDATED ZONE 140 TO INCLUDE SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AFTERNOON NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 535 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080059 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND MERGERS WITH A DEVELOPING LOW TO THE WEST THURSDAY EVENING. A 962 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 7 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 966 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF THIS LOW ON FRIDAY. A 965 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF 500 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING THEN S WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. WIND INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE MORNING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082131 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 UPDATED ZONES 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 966 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF THIS LOW ON FRIDAY. A 965 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF 500 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING THEN S WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1230 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 1230 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. WIND INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE MORNING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081255 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 966 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF THIS LOW ON FRIDAY. A 965 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF 500 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING THEN S WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. WIND INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE MORNING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090039 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES OVER KING SALMON AT 970 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090705 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 UPDATED MARINE 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES OVER KING SALMON AT 970 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 1000 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF TOGIAK BY SATURDAY EVENING AND DRIFT ONSHORE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO THE GULF AROUND 450 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUNDAY EVENING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 965 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 9 2006 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 6, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST WED DEC 6 2006 .DISCUSSION... ..ANALYSIS.. THE UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY STATIONARY THIS MORNING WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE BERING SEA...PLACING MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS HAS LED TO THE WARMER AND WETTER PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WHILE THE CENTRAL/WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAVE BEEN COOLER THAN AVERAGE...WITH SNOW BEING REPORTED AT STATIONS INCLUDING SHEMYA AND ADAK OVERNIGHT. A POWERFUL 250MB JET STREAM HAS BEEN SPANNING MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG 40N...HELPING TO SPAWN NEW STORM SYSTEMS AS JET MAXES THAT MAKE THEIR WAY ALONG THE JET STREAM. THE SURFACE PATTERN IS DOMINATED BY TWO MAIN SYSTEMS. THE FIRST IS THE REMNANTS OF A POWERFUL LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. RAIN BANDS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. MOST OF THE PRECIP IS LIMITED TO WINDWARD SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THE ALASKA RANGE WITH SNOW FALLING OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS AROUND VALDEZ WHERE ENOUGH COLD AIR IS TRAPPED IN THE LOW LEVELS TO KEEP PRECIP FROZEN. A LOW JUST NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING WEST OF THE LOW CENTER IS GENERATING A LARGE SWATH OF OVERRUNNING INDUCED SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING SEA PER IR IMAGERY/SFC OBS. IR IMAGERY ALSO REVEALS A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF UNALASKA ISLAND WHICH IS PROGGED TO BE THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA. ..MODELS.. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL WITH THE MAIN FEATURE BEING THE DEVELOPING LOW OF UNALASKA ISLAND. THE NAM/WRF IS FAVORED THIS MORNING AS IT INITIALIZES THE DEVELOPING LOW AS WELL AS THE SEPARATE LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE GFS/ECMWF. GFS AND NAM/WRF MATCH UP WELL WITH BOTH MODELS DRIVING THIS LOW EAST AND THEN NORTH ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE MAINLAND AROUND KAMISHAK BAY SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE ANOTHER SERIES OF LOWS FORM AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...CLOSER TO THE 250MB JET AXIS. IN THE EXTENDED...THE GFS ENSEMBLE SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF VARIANCE WITH REGARDS TO THE EXACT POSITIONING OF THE LOW AFTER SATURDAY WITH SOME ENSEMBLE MEMBERS POSITIONING THE MAIN LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND OTHERS SUGGESTING A LOW FARTHER EAST OVER KODIAK ISLAND. THIS DIFFERENCE IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE COMPARISON OF THE CURRENT GFS WHICH HAS THE LOW FARTHER EAST WHEREAS THE OLD RUN HAS THE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY. THE TWO RUNS...ALONG WITH THE THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...COME BACK INTO LINE BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. THE TIMING OF THE NEXT LOW TO MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK VARIES WIDELY BETWEEN ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND THE ECMWF. AS A RESULT...JUST NUDGING EXTENDED GRIDS SLIGHTLY TOWARDS NEW GFS RUN DUE TO LOW MODEL CONFIDENCE. ..FORECAST EAST AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE.. THE RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD THROUGH TODAY AND FRIDAY AS THE FLOW THROUGH THE LOW AND MID LEVELS REMAINS CYCLONIC AND ONSHORE. SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE INLAND ZONES WILL BE MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE AS THE MAJORITY OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE SCOURED OUT BY THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SHOT OF PRECIP MOVES IN ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. ONCE AGAIN THOUGH...THE MAJORITY OF THE MOISTURE SHOULD BE SCOURED OUT BY THE MOUNTAINS...LEAVING JUST SCATTERED SHOWERS INLAND. WITH THE MAIN UPPER LOW SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THE WEEKEND...EXPECT THE UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH CHANCE POPS ACROSS MOST OF THE ZONES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE NORMAL INTO NEXT WEEK AS SOUTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE REGION. ..SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FORECAST.. LOOK FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ZONES TODAY...MAINLY FROM WHAT LIMITED MOISTURE MANAGES TO SPILL OVER THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. LOOK FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY. THE EXCEPTION IS THE AK PEN WHICH WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT AS THE MATURING LOW PULLS CLOSER AND THE WARM FRONT BRUSHES BY. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES ROTATES ACROSS THE REGION KEEPS CHANCE POPS UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW KEEPS SHOWERS LIKELY ALONG THE AKPEN. THE MOVEMENT OF AN UPPER LOW INTO SW AK FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL ALSO KEEP AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS COLDER AIR (850MB TEMPS AROUND -14 AS COMPARED TO -4 CURRENTLY) FINALLY BEGINS TO ADVECT INTO THE AREA STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ..ALEUTIAN/BERING SEA FORECAST.. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO ABOUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS A SURFACE TROUGH DROPS INTO PLACE JUST NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BEHIND THE ADVANCING LOW TO THE EAST. THIS TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE INTO SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. AFTER THE TROUGH PUSHES SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS...WIDESPREAD COLD ADVECTION TAKES OVER...ALLOWING FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 170 172 175 185 WOOD DEC 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 6, 2:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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