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Gale Warning 880, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 22, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
Nov 22, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230006
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 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.

PKZ197-231500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT. A WEATHER 
FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES 
ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
 NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
 SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSAGES IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN 
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING GUSTS TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230025 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-231500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT. A WEATHER 
FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES 
ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
 NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
 SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSAGES IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN 
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING GUSTS TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT ENDING BY EARLY EVENING.
WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BECOMING 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230247 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
545 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

UPDATED ZONE 125 129 140 141

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

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

PKZ197-231500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT. A WEATHER 
FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES 
ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
 NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
 SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSAGES IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
545 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN 
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
545 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING GUSTS TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
HOMER...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
545 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230726 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AST THU NOV 22 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.

PKZ197-231500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT. A WEATHER 
FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES 
ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
 NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
 SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1025 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSAGES IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FEET. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN 
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
545 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING GUSTS TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
HOMER...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
545 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231234
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI NOV 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.

PKZ197-240300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING MOVES ONSHORE THE
NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH 
THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A 967 MB LOW THEN MOVES NORTH TO 450 NM SOUTH
OF KODIAK CITY LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231540 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

UPDATED ZONE 120.

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.

PKZ197-240300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING MOVES ONSHORE THE
NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH 
THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A 967 MB LOW THEN MOVES NORTH TO 450 NM SOUTH
OF KODIAK CITY LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
630 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL
STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST MAIN EAST OF HINCHINBROOK
ISLAND DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240001
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI NOV 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.

PKZ197-241500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 800 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK
SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT DURING THE EVENING.
STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR CORDOVA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240605 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
905 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

UPDATED ZONE 120.

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.

PKZ197-241500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 800 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK
SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
905 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 100
NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 964 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO 70 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT  971 MB LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N 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 Nov 21, 11:18 PM AKST, 11 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 11:18 PM AKST, 11 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
418 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. AT UPPER
LEVELS THIS MORNING...THERE IS A STRONG JET STREAM JUST SOUTHWEST OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE JET STREAM THEN NOSEDIVES SOUTH TO ABOUT
35N...THEN COMES BACK NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. AT THE
SURFACE IS A POTENT LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWEST ALONG THE JET
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY WITH LOTS OF WARM...MOIST AIR
COMING STRAIGHT UP FROM THE TROPICS. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT LOW
PRESSURE IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE JET SOUTHWEST OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS EVENING. A MILD AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN WITH THIS LOW AS WELL. THE
ONLY AREA HANGING ONTO A COLD AIRMASS TODAY IS THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS WHICH REMAINS UNDER A SURFACE RIDGE/UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH. EVEN THIS COLD AIRMASS WILL NOT LAST LONG AS THE WHOLE
REGION WILL HAVE MILD...WET WEATHER FOR THE NEXT WEEK AT LEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GENERALLY SPEAKING...MODELS ARE HAVING SOME TROUBLE. ALTHOUGH THIS
FORECAST TRENDS TOWARD THE GFS IN MOST CASES...EVEN IT HAS BEEN
QUITE INCONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. LIKE THE LAST SYSTEM...THERE
IS A TON OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY SET IN FOR KODIAK AND THE SOUTHERN/EASTERN
KENAI THIS MORNING...AND THE RAIN WILL ONLY GET HEAVIER AS THE DAY
GOES ON. THE USUAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN DRY THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FRONT EXTENDING EAST OF
THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH
POSSIBLE TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.
BEHIND THIS FRONT...RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FOR KODIAK TONIGHT BUT KEEP
GOING FOR COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN/EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA WHERE SMALL STREAM FLOODING REMAINS A CONCERN. WINDS
WITH THIS SYSTEM LOOK VERY STRONG. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTAGE VALLEY...TURNAGAIN
ARM...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS THE FRONT MOVES ONTO THE NORTH GULF
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND
FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH COLD ADVECTION KICKING IN.
THERE MAY BE SOME SNOW ON FRIDAY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT IT IS
EXTREMELY DOUBTFUL THAT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SNOW TO MAKE UP FOR THE
MAJOR LOSS OF LOW ELEVATION SNOWPACK RECENTLY. THERE WILL BE A
SHORTWAVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH
MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO
KODIAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH MILD TEMPERATURES RETURNING.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
A POTENT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO CROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND MOVE
TO AROUND DILLINGHAM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO AROUND ANIAK FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BETTER THAN THE LAST
LOW...AS THIS LOW HAS BETTER UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT. EXPECT VERY
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE
EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL DETERMINE
WHO GETS THE MOST SNOW...BUT MODELS ARE STILL IN DISAGREEMENT AS TO
THE EXACT TRACK. THROUGH TONIGHT...WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST SHOT OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE IN THE BETHEL REGION JUST WEST OF THE LOW
TRACK...ALONG WITH POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH
BRISTOL BAY MAY GET SOME SNOW...GENERALLY IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE
TOO WARM FOR MUCH ACCUMULATION THROUGH TONIGHT. MCGRATH WILL
PROBABLY BE TOO FAR EAST TO SEE MUCH SNOW. COLDER AIR WORKS IN
FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO NORTON SOUND...AND PRECIP CHANGES
TO GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW OVER MOST AREAS. THERE WILL BE A VERY BRIEF
BREAK IN THE WEATHER FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY WITH MORE MILD AIR AND
A RAIN/SNOW MIX.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY RAIN. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PARK
ITSELF THROUGH SATURDAY AROUND ATTU AS IT SENDS A FAIRLY STRONG FRONT
EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION FALLING MOSTLY AS RAIN...AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THIS FRONT AROUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON SOMEWHERE OVER
THE SOUTHERN BERING/EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
DETAILS OF THE FORECAST IN THE EXTENDED ARE VERY MUDDY...ALTHOUGH
CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH ON A CONTINUATION OF A WARM...UNSETTLED
PATTERN WITH NUMEROUS STRONG AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 101 AND 125.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 172 175 411 412 413
         GALE WARNING ZONES 125 138 140 150 160 170 171 176 179 180
         185 351 352 414.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONE 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY NOV 07

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 22, 6:17 AM AKST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1117 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0856 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 60 SE ANCHORAGE         60.56N 147.94W
11/22/2007  M90 MPH          PKZ125             AK   ASOS

            WIND WAS AVERAGING 28 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE GUST.

&&

DV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 21, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Nov 21, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Nov 22, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 22, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Nov 22, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 22, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 22, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 22, 12:45 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC10 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.