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Gale Warning 658, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 21, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 21, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 23, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 212324
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FRI
NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM 
EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
 SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-221400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-221400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

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

$$

PKZ130-221400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220022 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

CORRECT ZONE 132

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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FRI
NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM 
EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
 SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-221400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-221400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

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

$$

PKZ130-221400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220250 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

UPDATED ZONES 120 130 132 138 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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FRI
NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM 
EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
650 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
 SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-221400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-221400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

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

$$

PKZ130-221400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
650 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
650 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 KT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
650 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
650 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF
NINILCHIK. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 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.

PKZ197-230200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE 160 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE 90
NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-230200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

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

$$

PKZ125-230200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 222308
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 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.

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR GUSTAVUS AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-231400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT..N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-231400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-231400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E
40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 KTS. SEAS 
15 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-231400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING EAST
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-231400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-231400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230252 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

UPDATED ZONES 120 130 132 138 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.

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR GUSTAVUS AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-231400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT..N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-231400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-231400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E
40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-231400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE
WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NORTHEAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-231400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-231400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230844 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1240 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 138 

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

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

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR GUSTAVUS AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-231400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT..N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-231400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-231400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1220 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-231400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
653 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE
WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NORTHEAST OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-231400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1240 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-231400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-240200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO
994 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL
MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY. A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-240200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SHOWERS.  
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING AND VARIABLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING N TO W 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO NW 20 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS  IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231244 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

CORRECTED ZONES 129 AND 138

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

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

PKZ197-240200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 990 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO
994 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL
MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY. A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-240200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SHOWERS.  
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING AND VARIABLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING N TO W 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO NW 20 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 232330
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-241400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GULF MONDAY EVENING AND MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA TUE
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE MOSTLY WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP MON THROUGH
TUE.

$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING NW 20 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007

.TONIGHT...SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 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 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT FRI SEP 21 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE COME TOGETHER ON A SOLUTION FOR THE SHORT TERM.  PREVIOUS
RUNS OF THE GFS INDICATED THAT MODEL WAS PUSHING A LOW FROM THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AT 60 HRS...THIS DIFFERED
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE NAM AND ECMWF PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS.  HOWEVER 00Z
RUNS TODAY INDICATE THAT ALL MODELS ARE ON TRACK WITH PUSHING THE LOW
JUST WEST OF KODIAK AT 60 HRS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONGWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING
EASTWARD OVER WESTERN CANADA WITH A LONGWAVE RIDGE MOVING OVER THE AK
WEST COAST THIS MORNING.  THIS IS APPARENT ON SATELLITE WITH THE MAIN
LOW PRESSURE CENTER FAR OFF TO THE EAST IN THE PANHANDLE.  CONDITIONS
ARE FAIRLY UNSTABLE AS COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON
HEATING...IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THIS IS AUGMENTED BY SEVERAL
SHORTWAVES MOVING IN FROM THE WEST.  SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS A CIRRUS
SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS JUST
BEGINNING TO APPEAR ON SATELLITE.  AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD IT
WILL PUMP WARM AIR INTO THE WEAK RIDGE MOVING OVER THE MAIN PORTION
OF THE STATE THEREBY STRENGTHENING IT AND CAUSING THE LOW TO MOVE
MORE TOWARD THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE...AS FORECAST BY THE
MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WITH THE RIDGE MOVING IN OVERHEAD AND
CLEARING SKIES FOG IS A PREVAILING PROBLEM THIS MORNING...IN
PARTICULAR FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION WHERE LAST NIGHTS SHOWERS
ADDED PLENTY OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE TO THE BOUNDARY LAYER.  AS THE
RIDGE MOVES IN THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND THE LOW TO THE EAST WILL
TIGHTEN SLIGHTLY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED...IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.  THIS WILL SAVE
SOME LOCATION FROM THE EARLY MORNING FOG.  AS MENTIONED IN THE
ANALYSIS UNSTABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE CLEARING SKIES WILL CAUSE AMPLE SURFACE HEATING.
EXPECT SHOWERS TO CONTINUE IN PARTICULAR OVER MOUNTAINOUS
REGIONS...WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OVER THE
WEEKEND THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS
MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE EASTERN ZONES...STARTING WITH KODIAK ON
SATURDAY AND MOVING INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION ON SUNDAY.  EXPECT
INCREASED WINDS IN THE MARINE ZONES WITH POSSIBLE GALES BEGINNING
SUNDAY.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING THE ALEUTIANS...CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE FOR THE MAINLAND TODAY AS THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE MOVES
OVERHEAD. ON SATURDAY THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO FEEL THE
EFFECTS OF THE LOW MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.  THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING GALE WINDS TO THE MARINES AND RAIN TO THE MAINLAND. WITH
THE LOW CENTER ITSELF REMAINING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND DELTA WILL BE MARGINALLY AFFECTED BY THE FRONT.  IN THE
ALEUTIANS CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY CALM THIS MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE LOW APPROACHES.  EXPECT GALES IN THE MARINE ZONES
BEGINNING TONIGHT.  THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BE UNAFFECTED BY THIS
LOW...HOWEVER A SEPARATE AND STRONGER LOW WILL BRING A STRONGER FRONT
TO THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING.  THIS LOW IS TIGHTLY WRAPPED AND WINDS
IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BE STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK THE LOW CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE
ALEUTIANS WILL PROGRESS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND DISSIPATE AS IT
MOVES ONSHORE.  THE LOW MOVING NORTHWARD WEST OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA...THIS PLACES THE UPPER LEVEL
AND LOW LEVEL JETS OVER THE ALEUTIANS...SO WINDY WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.  THIS ALSO BRINGS A MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO THE MAINLAND...SO ALL AREAS CAN EXPECT A WET
WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 155 170 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LEWF SEP 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 6:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC53 hr
Sep 20, 6:06 PM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Sep 20, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Sep 20, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 20, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 21, 12:20 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC47 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.