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Storm Warning 59, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 9, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 9, 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
Feb 9, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 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 101240
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 973 MB LOW NEAR WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB MON
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
11 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101544 AAA
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 138

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

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

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 973 MB LOW NEAR WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB MON
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101806 AAB
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
905 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 973 MB LOW NEAR WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 1009 MB MON
MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
905 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
645 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110038
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WEAKENS TO 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST
SAT EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 


$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111202
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111446 AAA
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

UPDATED ZONE 125 

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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB
NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111451 AAB
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB
NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111512 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
610 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

CORRECTED HEADER. 

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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB
NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111828 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...

A 978 MB STORM FORCE LOW 350 NM SE OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AS IT TRACKS N INTO THE GULF. THIS LOW WILL MAKE LANDFALL AT 995 MB
NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY NEAR CORDOVA INTO MONDAY.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
545 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
550 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 40 NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 120119
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX 983 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY MOVES ON SHORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
OVER ANCHORAGE WITH A FINAL PRESSURE OF 1001 MB.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 120141 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX 983 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY MOVES ON SHORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
OVER ANCHORAGE WITH A FINAL PRESSURE OF 1001 MB.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 11 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW JUST OFF AFOGNAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY OVER THE
KENAI PENINSULA. A SECONDARY LOW 1003 MB NEAR CAPE CLEARE THIS
EVENING WILL WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. A STRONG RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON MONDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN CHANNELS THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG LATE.
 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE GLACIER. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT.

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND S OF EAST FORELAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE FREE
WATERS 10 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS ENDING. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LOWER 48 WEST COAST RIDGE
STRETCHING NORTH TO BARROW. AT THE SURFACE A VIGOROUS AND FAST MOVING
LOW IS HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF COOK INLET WHILE A STRONG
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. IN THE WEST A
LOW IS QUASI-STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS...AND THEN THE
NAM CONTINUES ITS RECENT TREND OF BEING SLIGHTLY OUT OF PHASE WITH
THE REST OF THE MODELS. FORECAST IS BASED ON THE GFS SOLUTION.

MOST ACTION TODAY IS OVER THE EASTERN DOMAIN. LOW MOVING TOWARD COOK
INLET WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE ALASKA RANGE
TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL HAVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR THE
NORTH GULF COAST UNTIL EARLY EVENING WHEN IT MOVES INLAND. STRONG TO
HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS WITH THIS FRONT...WITH
SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...OR AT LEAST BLOWING SNOW AFFECTING
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...THOMPSON PASS...AND THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO
THE EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE INTERIOR ZONES
ALTHOUGH DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT SNOW IN ANCHORAGE.

ALTHOUGH SOME ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY...CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE BRIEFLY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES ON SATURDAY. THIS
SYSTEM SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT EVENT...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY
WEAKER AND WARMER. STRONG WIND WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN SHOULD
BE REPRESENTATIVE OF NORTH GULF COAST CONDITIONS SAT NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY WHEN COLD AIR RETURNS AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO
SNOW.

IN THE WEST...AS THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TRACKS TOWARD
EASTERN RUSSIA BY SAT...EXPECT WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOFS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
BUT INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT PACIFIC
LOW AND FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH AT LEAST GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN.

EXCEPT FOR SOME WRAPAROUND MOISTURE FROM THE EASTERN SYSTEM REACHING
BRISTOL BAY AND THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
FIND ITSELF BETWEEN THE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE
WEEKEND. AS THE SECOND LOW AND FRONT MOVE PAST KODIAK ISLAND SUN...A
WEAK TROUGH TAKES UP RESIDENCE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA WITH SOME SNOW
SHOWERS.

IN THE EXTENDED...THE SECOND LOW NEAR KODIAK WEAKENS AND MOVES OVER
THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. EXCEPT SHOWERS OVER
THE EASTERN DOMAIN BEFORE A RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF
THE WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO
EASTERN RUSSIA LATE SUN. THE NEXT LOW SPREADS STRONG WIND AND SNOW
INTO THE CENTRAL ISLANDS LATE SUN AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BERING TO THE BERING STRAIT MON. THIS MOTION WILL BRING SNOW AND
STRONG WIND TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY MON MORNING.

YET ANOTHER LOW REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE EVENING WITH RAIN
AND WIND FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CHAIN INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND...101 125 135
         BLIZZARD...25
MARINE...STORM...120
         GALE...125 129 130 132 150 160 165 170 172 179

FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS FEB 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 10, 1:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC10 hr

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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.