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Storm Warning 188, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 6, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 7, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071240
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

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

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

PKZ197-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING AND E TO NE 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071343 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING AND E TO NE 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071449 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

UPDATE TO 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.

PKZ197-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
550 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT NORTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING AND E TO NE 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071705 RRA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RETRANSMIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
800 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

RETRANSMISSION.

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.

PKZ197-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
550 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT NORTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING AND E TO NE 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071742 RRB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RETRANSMIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

RETRANSMISSION.

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.

PKZ197-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
550 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT NORTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING AND E TO NE 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 080203 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

CORRECTED ZONES 125 129

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.

PKZ197-081500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
THE 990 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI
NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH SAT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT 100 NM
EAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT THIS EVENING
THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. FROM CAINES HEAD
SOUTHWARD SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. FROM CAINES
HEAD SOUTHWARD E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 6, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
CORRECTED WATCH WARNING SUMMARY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS AND IT IS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO A GOOD SOLUTION FROM ALL OF THE CLUTTER. SO THE BEST WE
CAN DO UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IS TO DISCUSS THE WEATHER IN VERY
GENERAL TERMS. CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS IS LOW.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND THE GULF IS STILL MOVING EAST. THE
COMPLEX UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND EASTERN RUSSIA HAS NOT
CHANGED MUCH SINCE YESTERDAY. A SOUTHERLY JET AT 300 MB OVER THE
WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO FEED WARMER MOIST AIR INTO THE STATE.

AT THE SURFACE...
THE MAIN SURFACE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
THE WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, EASTERN BRISTOL BAY
AND KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST SPREADING RAIN AND SNOW
AHEAD OF IT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL RIPPLE UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER
RIDGE THAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA AND NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH SUNDAY. AS EACH SHORT WAVES MOVES
THROUGH THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA, PRECIPITATION AND LOCAL
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP. CURRENTLY A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING
THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY
WILL SPREAD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN LATER TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL
DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. YOU CAN EXPECT MORE
RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL SECTION AND SNOW OVER PARTS OF THE INTERIOR
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCAL STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN.

BEYOND THIS POINT, THE TIMING OF THE SHORT WAVES BECOME UNCERTAIN,
THOUGH THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SERIES OF SHORT WAVE MOVING
THROUGH THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE CURRENT FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL DISSIPATE ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, SOUTH OF
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO THE Y-K DELTA SATURDAY THEN DISSIPATE
OVER NORTON SOUND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
ROLL THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN AND WIND WILL
MOVE INTO THE AKPEN FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR SECTION FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THIS IS THE AREA OF GREATEST UNCERTAINTY. A LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT
AND WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY. A SECOND LOW MAY
FORM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA SATURDAY,

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS FOR DAY 4 THROUGH DAY 7 NOT HAVE A CONSISTENT SOLUTION AND
I WILL NOT GUESS AT A FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...130 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
180 185 352 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM DEC 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 5:05 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Dec 6, 5:05 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC18 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 7, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 7, 11:30 AM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC23 hr

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Sources

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