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Storm Warning 191, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 9, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 9, 2007, 4:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 9, 2007, 4:50 PM AKST (01:50 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100649 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

UPDATED ALL ZONES

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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 
80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN MOVE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB TUE.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.MON...E WIND 55 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 
6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 55 KT
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT.  
.MON...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND
30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
950 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK AT 972 MB LATE MON MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AND MOVE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO 70
NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE MORNING BEFORE HEADING OVER LAND NEAR
YAKUTAT BAY TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE
TUE NIGHT AS A 990 MB LOW MOVES NEAR SAND POINT AT THAT TIME. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF KAMISHAK BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES ALONG THE WEST SIDE. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101821 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

CORRECTED AREA 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK AT 972 MB LATE MON MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AND MOVE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO 70
NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE MORNING BEFORE HEADING OVER LAND NEAR
YAKUTAT BAY TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE
TUE NIGHT AS A 990 MB LOW MOVES NEAR SAND POINT AT THAT TIME. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF KAMISHAK BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES ALONG THE WEST SIDE. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
920 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101850 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

UPDATED AREAS 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK AT 972 MB LATE MON MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AND MOVE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO 70
NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE MORNING BEFORE HEADING OVER LAND NEAR
YAKUTAT BAY TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE
TUE NIGHT AS A 990 MB LOW MOVES NEAR SAND POINT AT THAT TIME. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
950 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
950 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF KAMISHAK BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES ALONG THE WEST SIDE. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
920 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110058
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CORDOVA AT 997 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR
KARLUK WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS TO 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AND SEAS TO 18 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. EAST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY ALONG THE COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
525 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

UPDATE ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CORDOVA AT 997 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR
KARLUK WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS TO 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
525 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WIND 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AND SEAS TO 18 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. EAST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY ALONG THE COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO YAKUTAT
BAY AT 997 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED MORNING THEN TO 60 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1004 MB LATE WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

...SMALL ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 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 9, 10:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 10:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING FINE OUT WEST IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THE BERING SEA AREA IS WHEN THE LOW MOVES INTO
THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY THE GFS AND THE ECMWF MODELS
ARE A BIG DISAGREEMENT AS TO THE PATH OF THE LOW. THE ECMWF WANTS TO
SHOOT IT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY
WHILE THE GFS IS BRINGING IT JUST NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BEFORE
CROSSING KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF EARLY ON
THURSDAY. AS OF NOW THE GFS SEEMS TO HAVE THE PREFERABLE SOLUTION DUE
TO THE JET STREAM POSITIONING AT THAT TIME. IN ORDER FOR THE ECMWF
SOLUTION TO WORK THE LOW MUST GET CAUGHT IN THE JET STREAM AND MOVE
IN IT. THE JET LOOKS TO BE STRONG JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LOW AND
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW NORTH OF IT IS NOT STRONG AND THEREFORE THE LOW
WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE SLOWER AND MORE NORTHERLY TRACK.

IN THE EAST THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 36 HOURS AND
THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE WHEN THE LOW COMES TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA. AT THIS TIME THE GFS ECMWF AND UKMET TURN THE LOW
OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WHILE THE NAM BRINGS IT UP THE INLET. THE
OTHER MODELS HAD A SIMILAR SOLUTION TO THE NAM THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT
HAVE ALL CHANGED TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SOLUTION AND THAT LOOKS MORE
REASONABLE. THE OPERATIONAL RUN OF THE GFS BRINGS THE LOW SOUTHEAST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BUT THE GFS MEAN ENSEMBLE SOLUTION HAS IT FARTHER
NORTH. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE NORTH GULF BEFORE IT TIPS
ITS HAND AS TO WHETHER IT WILL GO INTO SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
ON ONSHORE CLOSER TO YAKUTAT. THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE COLD
ADVECTION THROUGH THE BARREN ISLAND AREA BEHIND THIS LOW AND THAT
COLD AIR ENTRAINING INTO IT WILL ALSO LIKELY HAVE AN IMPACT ON IT. A
GOOD SUPPOSITION IS THAT IT WILL KEEP THE LOW A LITTLE STRONGER AND
MOVING A LITTLE MORE TO TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE WILL ALSO
BE COLD ADVECTION OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
WHICH WOULD AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW OVER ANCHORAGE SHOULD THIS
SYSTEM HEAD TOWARD THE SOUND. THIS BEARS WATCHING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND
WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT WHILE THE MAIN LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS NOW
THE 985 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL.  THE LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA IS EASILY SEEN SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AROUND 50N.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE EASTERN BERING SEA LOW IS BRINGING A LOT
OF WARM AIR INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THEREFORE RAIN INTO WESTERN
BRISTOL BAY. EASTERN BRISTOL BAY IS LARGELY DOWNSLOPING OUT AND DRY.
THE COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION IS ALLOWING THE
OVERRUNNING MOISTURE TO PRECIPITATE OUT AS SNOW...BUT THAT WILL TURN
TO RAIN OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX AS THE WARM AIR MOVES FARTHER INTO THAT
AREA. KODIAK WILL SEE RAIN AS THE APPROACHING GULF LOW MOVES UP TO
THAT AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MUCH OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST FOR BOTH AREAS
HINGES ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON
TUESDAY THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION SECTION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 125 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 179.
         STORM 120 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 4:50 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Dec 9, 10:40 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Dec 9, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 10, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.