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Gale Warning 406, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 5, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 5, 2007, 2:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 45 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2007, 2:00 AM AKDT (10:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051500 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125 129 AND  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.

PKZ197-060200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST. A 969 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO
225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE
TO 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 971 MB FRI
AFTERNOON 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR THE
KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-060200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO
22 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-060200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-060200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-060200-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 FT. SEAS 5 FT AND
SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-060200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-060200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-060200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-060200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-060200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 052349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 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.

PKZ197-061400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW
330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 972 MB FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND
OVER WESTERN COOK INLET SATURDAY. A 964 MB LOW MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH
OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-061400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ141-061400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 061130
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 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.

PKZ197-070200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES QUICKLY TO 330 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY LATE FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM
NORTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 973 MB FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES 
INLAND OVER WESTERN COOK INLET SAT. A 964 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK EARLY 
SUN MORNING AT 967 MB.
$$

PKZ120-070200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

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

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

$$

PKZ130-070200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 061552 RRA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 AM ADT FRI APR 6 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.

PKZ197-070200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES QUICKLY TO 330 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY LATE FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM
NORTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 973 MB FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES 
INLAND OVER WESTERN COOK INLET SAT. A 964 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK EARLY 
SUN MORNING AT 967 MB.
$$

PKZ120-070200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

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

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

$$

PKZ130-070200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 062316
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 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.

PKZ197-071400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR
KAMISHAK BAY TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 967 MB SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ120-071400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING BECOMING S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-071400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT BECOMING 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE
FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-071400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070608 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

UPDATED ZONES 121 129 130

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.

PKZ197-071400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR
KAMISHAK BAY TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 967 MB SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ120-071400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING BECOMING S
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-071400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT BECOMING 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE
FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-071400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070747 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1145 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

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.

PKZ197-071400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR
KAMISHAK BAY TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 967 MB SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ120-071400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING BECOMING S
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1145 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-071400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1010 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT BECOMING 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE
FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-071400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071112
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 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.

PKZ197-080200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 964 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND 
AT 971 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-080200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$

PKZ125-080200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-080200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-080200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 5, 12:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 12:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007

.DISCUSSION...

ANALYSIS...THE MAIN FEATURE VISIBLE ON IR IMAGERY THIS MORNING
CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGE MATURE LOW CENTERED WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND NEAR 50N WITH A BROAD OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF
OF ALASKA. OBS SHOWING BROAD SWATH OF GALES ACROSS THE GULF WITH THIS
FRONT ALONG WITH A BROAD SWATH OF STRATIFORM PRECIP AS IT MOVES NORTH
ACROSS THE GULF WITH KODIAK OBSERVING A RAIN SNOW MIX ATTM THOUGH IT
SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO RAIN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. AREAS OF
SHOWERS ARE MOVING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING AS THE REMNANT
MOISTURE FROM THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY OF YESTERDAY MOVES OVERHEAD.
NORTHEAST FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
DROPPING DOWN IS GENERATING A BROAD AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA.

MODEL DISCUSSION...MAIN DIFFERENCES IN SHORT TO MEDIUM RANGE BETWEEN
THE MODELS LIE WITH LOCATION OF LOW THAT RIDES UP INTO THE EASTERN
GULF ON FRI AND HOW FAR EAST THE LOW MOVES. THE ECMWF AND UKMET FAVOR
A SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY TRACK SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW DUE IN PART TO
THE INFLUENCE OF A STRONGER RIDGE DOWNSTREAM THAN INDICATED IN THE
GFS OR NAM. HOWEVER WE ARE STICKING WITH THE GFS AS IT HAS CONTINUED
TO SHOW GOOD CONSISTENCY FROM RUN TO RUN ON THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM.
OTHERWISE GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL UNTIL SUNDAY WHERE THE GFS DEVELOPS
A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM A PRE-EXISTING SURFACE TROUGH
THAT INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LOW THAT IS ROTATING ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AT THAT TIME PERIOD. THE LATEST GFS RUN DEVELOPS THIS LOW MORE
STRONGLY THAN THE OTHER MODELS OR THE PREVIOUS RUN OF THE GFS...SO
WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH REGARDING THAT SYSTEM.  FORTUNATELY
IT MOVES OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA AS IT STRENGTHENS SO THE IMPACT OF
THIS ANOMALY IS NOT TOO DRAMATIC.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FORECAST...THE FRONT CONTINUES NORTH OVER THE
GULF WITH STRONG GALES IN THE MARINE ZONES MOVING NORTH ALONG WITH
THE FRONT UNTIL IT MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS
AFTERNOON BRINGING WET AND BREEZY WEATHER. LOOK FOR PRECIP TO BE
MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH HIGHEST QPF VALUES ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THE FRONT STALLS ONCE IT
MAKES LANDFALL AS IT BECOMES REMOVED FROM ITS SOURCE OF UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS
ALONG THE GULF AS THE FRONT WILL BE TOO WEAK TO PENETRATE INLAND. THE
NEXT SYSTEM ORIGINATES FROM A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE THAT
ROTATES AROUND THE OLD UPPER LEVEL CENTER AND UP INTO THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF BRINGING MAX GALES WITH POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS
INTO MARINE ZONE 120 FRIDAY EVENING. THIS LOW SHOULD BRING HEAVIER
PRECIP TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...INCLUDING CORDOVA...THAN THE
PREVIOUS SYSTEM ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH PRECIP STAYING
ALL RAIN. THIS LOW CUTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU HAVING A BETTER CHANCE
OF RECEIVING SOME PRECIP...THOUGH DOWNSLOPING SHOULD KEEP PREIP
TOTALS PRETTY LIGHT. STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM MAY ALSO
OCCUR WITH THIS LOW. YET ANOTHER LOW THAT IS ALREADY FORMING ON THE
LEFT EXIT REGION OF A JETMAX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS PROGGED TO
ROTATE NORTH AROUND THE MAIN UPPER LOW CENTERED NEAR THE AKPEN AND
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT BRINGING YET MORE EASTERLY GALES TO
THE GULF AND RAIN TO THE GULF COAST SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA WITH MORE STRATIFORM PRECIP
AND HIGHER POPS OCCURRING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND PRIBILOFS
THROUGH TONIGHT CLOSER TO THE ISENTROPIC UPLIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
WARM ADVECTION FROM THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. PRECIP OVER THE
MAINLAND SHOULD CONSIST MAINLY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND BRISTOL BAY AMD CATEGORICAL POPS
ALONG THE AKPEN...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE. SHOULD ALSO SEE
A SLIGHT WARMING TREND ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTHWEST AK OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS A WARMER MARITIME AIRMASS OVERSPREADS THE REGION. LOOK FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING
THROUGH FRI WITH POPS INCREASING FRI NIGHT AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN UPPER LOW AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
AFTER THAT SNOW SHOWERS SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING
IN NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY CYCLONIC FLOW. OVER THE MAINLAND...
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW SHOULD KEEP THINGS DRY ALBEIT CLOUDY WITH
OVERSPREADING MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FROM THE STORMS IN THE GULF ON
FRI. THE LOW THAT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN KENAI FRI NIGHT OPENS UP
INTO A TROUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE BRINGS A CHANCE
OF RAIN/SNOW INTO MAINLAND SOUTHWEST AK ON SAT AS DOES THE NEXT LOW
THAT FOLLOWS THAT LOW UP SUN NIGHT.

EXTENDED...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A
THREE-WAVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN AND THE LONGWAVE TROUGH/UPPER LOW
REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER ALASKA WITH THE MID LATITUDE JET REMAINING
NEARLY ZONAL ALONG 40N THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THINGS QUIET
DOWN SOME ALONG THE GULF COAST AFTER THE LAST STORM MAKES LANDFALL
SUNDAY...BUT KEPT CHANCE POPS GOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST WITH
AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS AS THE REGION REMAINS UNDER GENERAL
SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH. LATEST GFS RUN HAS A LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF ON
TUESDAY...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS LOWS PRESENCE IS LOW ATTM AS IT
HINGES ON WHETHER THE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON
SAT...SOMETHING THAT THE MODELS ARE NOT IN TOTAL AGREEMENT ON.
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENCE OF THE REMNANTS OF THE
GULF LOWS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BERING INTO MID WEEK WHILE THE MAINLAND MAY SEE A DRYING TREND
STARTING MONDAY NIGHT AS WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 165 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

WOOD APR 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 4, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Apr 5, 2:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC9 hr
Apr 5, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Apr 5, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC30 hr
Apr 5, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.