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Gale Warning 242, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 26, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1003 MB LOW FORMS 280 NM
EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WED EVENING.


$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. 
SEAS 80 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND TO 20 KT DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
12 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271625 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
720 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

UPDATED ZONES 129 140 AND 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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1003 MB LOW FORMS 280 NM
EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WED EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
720 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
720 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH THIS
MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
720 AM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND TO 20 KT DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280014
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF
TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF
KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 996 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY
THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT...GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280227 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
525 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF
TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF
KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 996 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY
THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT...GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
525 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280232 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

UPDATED AREA 125
CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF
TODAY AND PERSISTS INTO WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF
KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DEEPENS TO 996 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY
THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
525 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281235
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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.

PKZ197-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...WEAK COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF
OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA.

$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES SEAS
12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010102
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

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.

PKZ197-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO NEAR KETCHIKAN AND
STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011245
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

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.

PKZ197-020300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL BECOME A
988 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF SITKA TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC TONIGHT WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF
PETERSBURG FRI AFTERNOON AT 983 MB. THE COMBINED LOW WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY SAT MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB
LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
WRANGELL FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN TO CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH 
SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020753 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

AMENDED ZONES 130 132 138 

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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB
LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
WRANGELL FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN TO CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH 
SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020800 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

AMENDED ZONES 130 132 138 

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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB
LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
WRANGELL FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN TO CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH 
SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021235
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

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.

PKZ197-030300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 994 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 75
NM SOUTH OF PETERSBURG THIS AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC WILL BECOME A 988 MB LOW NEAR KLAWOCK THIS EVENING THEN MOVE
INTO CANADA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 14
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.SEAS 12
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007


...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.

.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 030006
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

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.

PKZ197-031500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE 100 NM SOUTH OF
SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
11 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 26, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...
NCEP MODELS HAVE INITIALIZED RATHER WELL THIS MORNING. EUROPEAN
MODELS ALSO AGREEING WELL WITH THE NCEP MODELS THROUGH 72 HOURS. NEW
EXTENDED MODELS NOT IN JUST YET.

IN GENERAL...LONG WAVE TROUGHS TO REMAIN OVER EASTERN ALASKA THROUGH
THE PANHANDLE AND NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE
BERING THROUGH THE WEEK.

UPPER LEVELS...STRONG RIDGE OVER THE BERING THIS MORNING TO BE
KNOCKED DOWN BRIEFLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BY A SHORT WAVE TROUGH
MOVING OUT OF THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE RIDGE
TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF WEDNESDAY AS TROUGH REDEVELOPS SOUTHWEST OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW IS REINFORCED BY ANOTHER LOW MOVING
TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS UNDERCUTS
THE HIGH OVER THE BERING AND DRIVES EAST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
FRIDAY. THE HIGH OVER THE BERING DEVELOPS ITS AXIS OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN WITH A LOW REMAINING OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS
PATTERN TO REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE MEANTIME...TROUGH TO
REMAIN OVER EASTERN ALASKA...YUKON AND THE PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...THE
SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS ALOFT THAT MOVED IN LAST NIGHT WILL BE REPLACED
AGAIN. A STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH TO BRING COLDER
AIR BACK WEDNESDAY WITH A TROUGH ORIENTATED FROM 80N 110W TO 50N 160W
THROUGH THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY. ONCE AGAIN THIS PATTERN TO
REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SURFACE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A LOW JUST SOUTH OF SHEMYA WITH A
FRONT TO PUSH ACROSS THE BERING SEA TONIGHT AND TO THE COAST BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL RUN WITH THE
FRONT. THE FRONT HAS GOOD SUPPORT ALOFT BUT WILL SHEAR APART ONCE IT
RUNS INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AS IT HITS THE STRONG TROUGH OVER EASTERN
ALASKA. THE LOW WILL WRAP BACK TOWARD KAMCHATKA TUESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS NEXT LOW TO
MOVE A FRONT TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...IT GETS STOPPED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE GRADIENT DEVELOPED OVER THE
BERING SEA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO THE COLD AIR IN PLACE TO THE
NORTH WILL CREATE STRONG EASTERLY WIDNS OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN
BERING SEA. WITH A JET WELL TO THE SOUTH...THE PARENT LOW WILL SLIDE
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH THE FRONT SHEARING APART OVER THE
BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT. PART OF THE LOW TO SWING BACK TO KAMCHATKA
AS WELL. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BECOMES THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE
BERING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A LOW WELL TO THE WEST OF SHEMYA
BRINGING SOME PRECIPITATION AND WIND TO THAT AREA SUNDAY.

SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING
THROUGH COMBINED WITH STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST AND
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE PRODUCED STRONG NORTHERLY GAP
WINDS IN AREAS EAST OF ANCHORAGE ALONG THE COAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT AND DROP OFF TOMORROW AS THE FLOW
ALOFT WEAKENS AS THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MOVES OVER
THE INTERIOR. SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH TO REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN
COAST THROUGH THE WEEK WEAKENING FROM TIME TO TIME THOUGH. A FRONT
MOVING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO CREATE A WEAK LOW IN THE GULF AND
REINFORCE THE SURFACE TROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO BRING
SOME SHOWERS TO KODIAK AND THE GULF. A STRONG SURGE OF COLD AIR TO
PUSH FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE LOW IN THE
GULF AS WELL. THE SURGE WILL LIKELY BRING THE NEXT ROUND OF STRONG
WINDS TO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS WELL SUPPORTED THROUGH THE
ATMOSPHERE AND THERE WILL BE STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL.
THE COLD AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA AND REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY. A
RIDGE WILL PUSH OVER THE MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND AND WARM TEMPERATURES
INTO SUNDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 130 172 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 129 130 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 27, 2:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC10 days
Feb 27, 11:02 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 27, 11:20 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC18 hr
Feb 27, 12:25 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC71 hr
Feb 27, 12:25 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Feb 27, 12:30 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC11 hr

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