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Gale Warning 623, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 6, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 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 FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TO REACH THE NORTHERN COAST FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

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

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071452 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

UPDATED ZONES 121 138 AND 140

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 FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TO REACH THE NORTHERN COAST FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080200-
RESURRECTION BAY
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071929 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1130 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 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.

PKZ197-080200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TO REACH THE NORTHERN COAST FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080200-
RESURRECTION BAY
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1130 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080200-
PASSAGE CANAL
1130 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
 
.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
652 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 080003
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-081400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TO REACH THE NORTHERN COAST FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-081400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-081400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BECOMING 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 BUILDING TO 13
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 080723 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1120 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-081400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TO REACH THE NORTHERN COAST FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-081400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-081400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BECOMING 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1120 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE CHUGACH ISLANDS.
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 BUILDING TO 13
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081202
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE OF THE NORTHERN COAST THIS MORNING. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL BETWEEN A LOW IN THE BERING AND A
HIGH SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081402 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
600 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE OF THE NORTHERN COAST THIS MORNING. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL BETWEEN A LOW IN THE BERING AND A
HIGH SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
600 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE 20 ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 6 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO SE 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081616 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
815 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE OF THE NORTHERN COAST THIS MORNING. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL BETWEEN A LOW IN THE BERING AND A
HIGH SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
815 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
600 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE 20 ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 6 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO SE 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 082319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 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.

PKZ197-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL BETWEEN A LOW IN THE BERING
AND A HIGH SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE TO
BUILD OVER THE GULF MON.
$$

PKZ120-091400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

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

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

$$

PKZ121-091400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-091400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-091400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-091400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 8 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 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 Sep 6, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT THU SEP 6 2007

.ANALYSIS...
A LARGE LOW COMPLEX IS OVER THE BERING SEA JUST NORTHWEST OF ADAK. AN
ACCOMPANYING FRONT IS MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON AS
WELL. THE WINDS AROUND THE LOW AND FRONT ARE STRONG. A WEAK LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF THIS MORNING MOVING TO THE PANHANDLE WITH
A SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
FRONT MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON TO STRETCH OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. WILL RAISE POPS AS A RESULT. THE LOW IN
THE GULF REMAINS STACKED WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROUNDING THE
BASE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A 150 KT JET IS ACCOMPANYING THIS WAVE. A
SECONDARY FRONT WITH THIS WAVE WILL PUNCH TO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS...
NAM OFF WITH POSITION OF LOW IN THE BERING THIS MORNING. ALL OTHER
MODELS HAVE THIS POSITION WELL REPRESENTED. OTHER FEATURES ARE
REPRESENTED QUITE SIMILAR AS WELL. SYNOPTICALLY...THE EURO MODELS AND
THE GFS AGREE THROUGH MONDAY. BY TUESDAY...THE DIFFERENCES BECOME
LARGER WITH THE ECMWF MODEL PUSHING THE BERING LOW INTO THE STRAIT.
THE GFS HAS THE LOW SETTLED AROUND 60N 170W WHILE THE UKMET IS RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE. AFTER THAT PERIOD...TIMING AND STRENGTH OF LOW SYSTEMS
IS VERY DIVIDED. CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW PAST TUESDAY.

A LARGE LOW IS SITUATED OVER THE WESTERN BERING WITH A RIDGE OVER THE
GULF CURRENTLY. THE LOW IN THE BERING TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST WITH MANY
SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND IT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A STRONG JET
WILL ALSO ROUND THE LOW FRIDAY AND HELP LIFT IT NORTH TO ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND SATURDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...AN UPPER LOW TO MOVE OFF EASTERN
SIBERIA INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING. BY THIS TIME THE JET AXIS WILL
SHIFT FARTHER EAST WITH A STRONG MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE ENTIRE
MAINLAND. THE TWO FEATURES COMBINE INTO ONE LOW BY SUNDAY OVER THE
NORTHWEST BERING. THIS LARGE LOW TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
THROUGH TUESDAY. HOW FAR NORTH AND WHEN IT EXITS THE REGION IS
DEFINING THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FORECAST BEYOND TUESDAY. VERY
UNSTABLE AND UNCERTAIN AT THAT POINT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIAN AND BERING...
THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS. THE WINDS AROUND THE LOW WILL BE NEAR GALE FORCE THROUGH THIS
PERIOD WITH PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION. A FRONT IS MOVING TO THE WEST
COAST THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER FRONT DEVELOPING ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE
OF THE LOW TONIGHT. THIS SECOND FRONT IS SUPPORTED BY A STRONG 150 KT
JET. THE FRONT WILL ROUND THE LOW AND PUSH THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING
FRIDAY AND INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE THE
RULE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE LOW WILL ROTATE NORTH
WITH THE SHORT WAVE AS ANOTHER LOW DIVES INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING
SATURDAY. THE JET FROM THE FIRST SYSTEM MOVES INLAND SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE TWO LOWS COMBINE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE TRANSITION TIME...BUT PICK BACK UP SUNDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA WITH A SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR
MASS PROVIDING SOME SHOWERS INLAND. A FRONT IS MOVING ONSHORE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RAIN INCREASING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE
COAST. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH A BREAK
IN WINDS AND PRECIP BEFORE A STRONGER FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS FRONT ACCOMPANIES A LOW MOVING NEAR SAINT PAUL THEN NORTH ALONG
170W SATURDAY. THIS PATH KEEPS THE VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THE LOW COMBINES WITH ANOTHER IN THE
NORTHERN BERING SUNDAY SOME OF THE PRECIP WILL TURN MORE SHOWERY.
ONE ADDITIONAL THING TO KEEP AN EYE ON IS THE STORM SURGE WITH THESE
SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH.

SOUTH CENTRAL...
A SHORT WAVE RIDGE HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...NOT EXPECTING AS MUCH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS YESTERDAY.
IN ADDITION...MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS AROUND TO STUMP DIFFERENTIAL
HEATING SOURCE. STILL EXPECT SOME OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
TALKEETNAS AND ALASKA RANGE THOUGH. THE FRONT APPROACHING SOUTHWEST
ALASKA ALSO ENCROACHING UPON KODIAK THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL
BECOME MORE OF A WAVE MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LATE TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING. FEEL THERE IS ENOUGH LIFT WITH THIS WAVE FOR SOME
CHANCES OF RAIN OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY THE COASTAL LOCATIONS AND
THE KENAI PENINSULA. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
NORTHERN COAST WITH THE PUSH OF THIS WAVE. SO...WE WILL EXPECT SOME
GAP WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM LATER TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A GAP
BETWEEN THIS FIRST FRONT AND A STRONGER FRONT TO REACH KODIAK LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER FRONT WILL ARRIVE TO THE COAST LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE THE GRADIENT FOR STRONGER GAP WINDS
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIP WILL ALSO PICK UP OVER THE
ENTIRE SOUTH CENTRAL WITH INCREASED MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS STRONG
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF
PRECIP AND WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE ENTIRE MAINLAND THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
THE LARGE LOW OVER THE BERING. THE COMPLEX TO LEAVE THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. HOW FAST IT DOES AND WHAT THE STRENGTH OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING ARE VERY UNDECIDED AT THIS TIME.
UP TO TUESDAY...RAIN WILL BE OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND THROUGHOUT
EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 160 165 170 172 175 176 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN SEP 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Sep 6, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC28 hr
Sep 7, 5:36 AM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr
Sep 7, 6:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC41 hr
Sep 7, 6:56 AM AKDTHigh Surf AdvisoryAFC43 hr
Sep 7, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 7, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Sep 7, 11:06 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC27 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.