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Gale Warning 416, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 10, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 102319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ197-111400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1008 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A 970
MB WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-111400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-111400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111119
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 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.

PKZ197-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE THU MORNING. ON THU 
A 972 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE GULF OF ALASKA 360 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. 
IT WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO 540 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AND WEAKEN TO 
983 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE REGION WILL BE DOMINATED BY EASTERLY
FLOW DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 112317
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 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.

PKZ197-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW
350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 112324 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

CORRECT ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW
350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121108
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 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.

PKZ197-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 972 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 991 MB
FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS.
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU EVENING
AND THEN DISSIPATES.


$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
14 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 122315
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 973 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF
SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB SAT MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE SAT
AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

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

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130321 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 973 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF
SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB SAT MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE SAT
AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

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

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING THEN NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131150
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 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.

PKZ197-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO
1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR KLAWOCK. A WEATHER
FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND
SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-140200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO
20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

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

$$

PKZ130-140200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. N WINDS TO 20
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 10, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER WITH THE CURRENT SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWING CLOUDY SKIES OVER MOST OF THE NORTH GULF COAST AND
SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON...RADAR/OBS INDICATING RAIN
SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ATTM.
THESE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SLOW-MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER BRISTOL BAY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP ONSHORE
FLOW WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A VERY WEAK
RIDGE BUILDS INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND
WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MOVES EAST TO AFFECT THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.

.MODELS...ALL SOLUTIONS SEEM TO BE A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE
TIMING OF THE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF. THE LAST TWO GFS AND NAM
MODEL RUNS HAVE THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THURSDAY
WHILE THE ECMWF/UKMET CONTINUE TO BE THE FASTER...MOVING THE LOW INTO
THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

 BECAUSE OF THIS QUICKER TREND TO USHER THE SYSTEM TO THE
EAST WE CONTINUE TO THINK THE SYSTEM MIGHT NOT HAVE MUCH OF AN EFFECT
ON SOUTHCENTRAL WEATHER AS IT STAYS TO OUR SOUTH AND THAT THE
SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE WILL FEEL THE BRUNT OF THE STORM LATER THIS WEEK.
THE ENSEMBLE MEAN DEPICTS THE SYSTEM AS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER
THAN THE OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS...MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE WIDE
DISPARITY IN THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS IN BOTH TRACK AND STRENGTH. BOTH
DOMAINS HAVE TRENDED TOWARDS THE GFS SOLUTION WITH LITTLE TWEAKING OF
THE EXTENDED GRIDS.

.SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...AS THE DECAYING LOW IN BRISTOL
BAY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND EDGE SLOWLY TO THE WEST...A 140KT JET
ALONG 40N SWEEPS UP THE ABOVE-MENTIONED LOW AND CARRIES IT EAST INTO
THE GULF. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS IN THE USUAL
COASTAL FAVORED AREAS. KODIAK AND THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA LOOK
TO HAVE THE BEST SHOT AT GETTING SOME WIND AND RAIN FOR THE LOW
TRACKING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF MID WEEK. WEAK RIDGING COULD
ALLOW SOME CLOUD BREAKS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THE END
OF THE WORK WEEK. FREEZING LEVELS HAVE BEEN LOWERING THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS AS SUBTLE COLD ADVECTION DRAINS SOUTH CREATING THE POSSIBILITY
FOR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF SOME HEAVIER CONVECTION OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THURSDAY AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES LESS STABLE DUE TO COOLING ALOFT AND BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS WARMING THE SURFACE. HOWEVER THIS IS JUST A CHANCE AT THIS
TIME SINCE THE WEAK RIDGING THAT WILL PRODUCE THE CLOUD BREAKS WILL
PROBABLY BE ENOUGH TO DIMINISH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL.

.WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE ALEUTIANS...A WEAK UNSETTLED
PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE SHORT TERM WITH CLOUDS AND SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST CAPES AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH
TUESDAY. WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOOKING TO TRACK MORE ZONAL THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT THE WIND THREAT LOOKS TO MAINLY CENTER ON THE FAR
EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
OVER THE SOUTHWEST CAPES SHOULD CONTINUE AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEK.

.EXTENDED...THE CURRENT THREE WAVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN LOOKS TO
TRANSITION INTO A SPRING-TIME PATTERN OF SHORTENED WAVELENGTHS OVER
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. OVER THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC THE STORM TRACK LOOKS TO STAY ANCHORED OVER 50N AND LOOKS TO
CONTINUE THE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 150 155.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MCKIM/EZ APR 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Sources

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