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Gale Warning 98, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 15, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 18, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 160056
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 999 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TUE
MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND 
MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE
WED.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND
GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
12 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 160203 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 999 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TUE
MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND 
MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE
WED.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND
GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161303
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE
AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WED AFTERNOON.
A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162148 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1250 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

UPDATED ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE
AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WED AFTERNOON.
A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1250 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170024
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL CROSS
THE GULF TONIGHT. LATE WED MORNING A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 500 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK 
AND DEEPEN TO 988 MB WED EVENING AND THEN TO NEAR SEWARD AT 982 MB
THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
TOWARD HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN
ISLANDS E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT.  RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING 
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170642 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

UPDATED ZONE 120 125 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.

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL CROSS
THE GULF TONIGHT. LATE WED MORNING A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 500 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK 
AND DEEPEN TO 988 MB WED EVENING AND THEN TO NEAR SEWARD AT 982 MB
THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
940 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
940 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT
TOWARD HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
940 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN
ISLANDS E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT.  RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING 
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SELDOVIA DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW
500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB THU MORNING NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INLAND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT SUBSIDING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171539 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-180300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SELDOVIA DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW
500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB THU MORNING NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INLAND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT SUBSIDING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
635 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180059
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 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.

PKZ197-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM
NORTHWEST OF CORDOVA THU EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT.
 
$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE 
FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING 
SPRAY.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180613 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

UPDATED ZONE 121 125 129 132 141

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.

PKZ197-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM
NORTHWEST OF CORDOVA THU EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-181500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181500-
RESURRECTION BAY
910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ125-181500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-181500-
PASSAGE CANAL
910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE 
FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ141-181500-
KACHEMAK BAY
910 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING 
SPRAY.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181248
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 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.

PKZ197-190300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS 
IT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT. WEAK
LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-190300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N
WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT WITH HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-190300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-190300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.

.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT N 25 KT
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 190043
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 65 M SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO HINCHINBROOK ISLAND 
AT 986 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS  3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 18 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 191300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 986 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT.
$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 19 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE 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 Jan 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

.DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH 60 HOURS.
GFS PREFERRED MODEL DUE ITS BETTER HANDLING OF MULTIPLE SMALL LOW
CENTERS OVER BERING SEA BEGINNING AT 36 HOURS.

AS OF 12Z...UPPER LEVELS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP TROUGH FROM
BARROW TO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND BY A A FLAT NOSED RIDGE EXTENDING OUT
OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA. DEVELOPING
H514 LOW NEAR 48N 177E WILL ALSO BE A PLAYER. BY 18Z TUE...UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH IS PROGGED TO HAVE RECEDED BACK UP INTO CHUKCHI SEA. RIDGE HAS
SHIFTED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. AND A WELL DEVELOPED CUT OFF H506 LOW IS
ANCHORED OVER ADAK...AND REMAINS SO THROUGH 72 HOURS.

AT THE SFC...ALL MODELS STRUGGLING TO RESOLVE THE RESIDUAL LOW NEAR
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. BEST GUESS IS THAT THIS FEATURE WILL GRADUALLY
DISSOLVE INTO THE FAMILIAR NORTH GULF COAST TROUGH BY THIS EVENING.
TROUGH ITSELF DISSIPATES BY TUE MORNING. EXPECT CONTINUED GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS FROM WHITTIER TO
TO THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIP WILL END BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES STILL AN ISSUE
FOR THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

BROAD STRATOCUMULUS DECK ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTINUES TO
GRADUALLY EXPAND. INFLUENCE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
SPORADIC PERIODS OF SNOW BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
PATTERN SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. GUSTY EAST WINDS IN
ADVANCE OF OCCLUDED FRONT EARLY TUESDAY SHOULD TEMPORARILY SCOUR OUT
THE AREA BEFORE NEXT JOLT OF PRECIP ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT.

PER THE GFS...THE LARGE 980 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME A
974 MB LOW APPROX 75 NM NORTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT AND A COMPLEX LOW
CENTERED NEAR SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. THE LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 990 MB.

ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
MORNING...EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON... AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT MOVES ONSHORE TUE AFTERNOON. MAX GALES ALONG AND
IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. ALSO AMPLE PRECIPITATION IMMEDIATELY ALONG
THE FRONT. PRECIP FALLING AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IMMEDIATELY
ALONG THE FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

LOOKING TOWARDS THE HORIZON...THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE
POINT LOW ALONG THE ABOVE MENTIONED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE THE ISSUE.
BEST GUESS AT THIS TIME IS THAT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
AROUND 45N 155W SOMETIME TUE NIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR LOW TO TRACK DUE
NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY THU MORNING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131.
MARINE...GALE 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185.

FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB JAN 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 4:49 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC16 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Jan 15, 4:35 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC30 hr
Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC21 hr
Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC31 hr
Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 15, 11:04 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC22 hr
Jan 15, 2:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 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.