Storm Warning 54, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081616 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
715 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

UPDATED ZONE 121

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

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO CANADA 
WED EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 950 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL RAPIDLY
MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 983 MB. A STRONG
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT
AND THU BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
INLAND THU EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 45 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
715 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 70 KT ALONG THE SOUTHERN SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090029
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 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 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR KING SALMON THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A
STRONG FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WED NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH
THE GULF FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090657 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 141

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

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR KING SALMON THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A
STRONG FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WED NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH
THE GULF FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 8 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091219
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 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 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO 
KODIAK ISLAND LATE THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS 
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF DURING THE DAY THU AND THEN
QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THU EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW
WILL TRACK TO 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI NIGHT AT 965 MB.
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON 
AND THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 85 KT
POSSIBLE THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 36 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
THEN SHIFTING TO S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 85 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN 
SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT 
BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN 
DIMINISHING TO BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100005
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU FEB 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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY THU
NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 966 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT
MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF SAT REACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT NIGHT.


$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO
SOUTHEAST 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 36 FT SUBSIDING TO 27 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SOUTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 16 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO
E 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
FOR NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLAND INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND
45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO E WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
FOR SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT ALL AREAS. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST TUE FEB 7 2006

.DISCUSSION...
GFS INITIALIZED SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THE ETA PER MOISTURE AND MSLP
FIELDS THIS MORNING. THE ETA TENDED TO BE A BIT DEEPER WITH THE
CENTRAL PRESSURES AND THE MOISTURE FIELD WAS NOT CAPTURING THE
MULTIPLE LOW STRUCTURE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. ANTICIPATE AS PER
PAST PERFORMANCE THAT THE GFS WILL HANDLE THE SPEED AND DEPTH OF THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. BETTER THAN THE ETA
THEREFORE...HAVE GONE MAINLY TO A GFS SOLUTION TODAY.

UPPER LEVELS...STACKED UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA
WITH A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND AS WELL. A FEW SHORT WAVE
TROUGHS EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW. THE STRONGEST ONE IS HEADED FOR THE
PANHANDLE AND WILL NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. IN
ADDITION...A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO PUSH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS IS CURRENTLY
BRINGING SNOW TO THE AREA. ONE OF THE STRONGER WAVES IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC NEAR 165W CURRENTLY TO SPLIT THIS EVENING. ONE PIECE IS
HEADED TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT PUSHING THROUGH THE EASTERN
BERING WEDNESDAY AND TO THE BERING STRAIT THURSDAY. THE OTHER
ROUNDING INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
THURSDAY EVENING. THIS COMPLEX OF SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TO
BUILD A SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY TOMORROW BUT
QUICKLY PUSHED EAST THURSDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...A STRONG VORT MAX/CLOSED
LOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN AND TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THURSDAY. THIS PUSHES THE LOW
IN THE BERING SEA BACK TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND ESTABLISHES
A NEW ANCHOR LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY. HOWEVER...A STRONG
SHORT WAVE TROUGH/CLOSED LOW TO ROTATE AROUND THIS LOW TO THE WESTERN
GULF SATURDAY AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY.

AT THE SURFACE SOUTH CENTRAL...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TO THE
PANHANDLE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS PREVALENT FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA EAST AND
NORTH. AS THE UPPER LEVEL FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...SNOW WILL END FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A RESIDIUAL TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE TO DOMINATE. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY
WITH A FRONT REACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THE AFTERNOON. STORM
FORCE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WITH POSSIBLE HIGH GUSTS AS IT
CLOSES IN ON THE COAST. PRECIPITATION TO RESEMBLE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE
SCENARIO. THE LOW TO WASH OUT OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THOUGH.
PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN ALONG THE COAST FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH
FRIDAY AS ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT PUSHES TO THE COAST. A STRONGER LOW TO
WORK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND
SATURDAY. AGAIN...STORM FORCE WINDS AND DOWNSLOPE PRECIPITATION
PATTERN TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THE LOW HOLDS TOGETHER AS IT
CROSSES THE ALASKA RANGE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

AT THE SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...STACKED LOW OVER THE
WESTERN BERING WITH MODERATE WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE. DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH OF COLD BAY TO QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN TOMORROW AND TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY FRIDAY
MORNING. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND THE
SOUTHWEST COAST. COMBINED WITH PRECIPITATION...POSSIBLE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOMORROW. A
MAJOR LOW IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO MOVE TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WEDNESDAY AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THURSDAY. STORM
FORCE WINDS TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL FILL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE JET IS
FAR TO THE SOUTH AND HELPS A LOW INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW IN THE GULF
EVENTUALLY SWINGS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SATURDAY. MODERATE
NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY
OVER THE ENTIRE BERING SEA. IN THE MEANTIME...A LOW WORKS TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130
         GALE 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 06