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Gale Warning 995, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 6, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 6, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 8, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.

$$
9 follow-up statements
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 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED DEC 6 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG ZONAL JET STREAM ALONG 40 NORTH WILL PERSIST. THE MASSIVE
DEEP LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO
BE THE DOMINANT FORCE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE
PERSISTING PATTERN OF FRONTAL BANDS ROTATING NORTH INTO THE GULF
COAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE PATTERN OF LOWS MOVING TO JUST
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG THE JET
STREAM WILL PERSIST.

IN THE EAST THE MASSIVE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA
WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT
THE NORTH TO EAST WIND ALONG THE GULF COAST TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AS
THIS LOW DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST. A STRONG SURFACE LOW IS
JUST OFFSHORE OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST.
WE EXPECT THIS TO PUSH MOISTURE FROM THE EAST INTO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN CLEARING
CONDITIONS IN THE BASIN WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED ARES OF FOG. MORE
IMPORTANTLY THE CONTINUED PUSH OF WARM AIR WILL PERSIST INTO THE
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND THUS EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN LIQUID
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW FURTHER INLAND IN THE
COLDER AIR NEARER THE ALASKA RANGE. THE THREAT OF PATCHY FREEZING
RAIN WILL PERSIST THE VALLEYS TONIGHT DUE TO THE BRIEF CLEARING
BEHIND THE FRONT RESULTING IN SOME TEMPERATURES DIPPING BELOW THE
FREEZING MARK TONIGHT.

IN THE WEST THE LOW NOW NEAR ADAK WILL RAPIDLY MOVE EAST BECOMING THE
DOMINANT SYSTEM THURSDAY NIGHT OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA.

THERE IS SOME DIVERGENCE IN THE MODEL SOLUTION WITH REGARD TO THIS
SYSTEM AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH REGARD TO
THE STORMS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE
COME INTO FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY, BUT PART WAYS
FRIDAY WITH TEH MOVEMENT OF THE LOW. HOWEVER, THE OVERAL PICTURE OF
WARMER WETTER CONDITONS FOR THE ALEUTIANS TO THE MAINLAND WILL LIKELY
PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 170 171 172 175 185 350 410.

SAM DEC 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 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.