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Gale Warning 103, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 25, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 25, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 26, 2008, 2:00 PM AKST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260008
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

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.

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS AT THE MOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY.
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260303 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

UPDATE TO ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
700 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHER SEAS NEAR THE MOUTH OF
THE BAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261303
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261336 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 141

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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261427 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

UPDATED ZONES 132

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

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

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261522 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 125

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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261640 AAD
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
740 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261941 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN
THEN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
440 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
740 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270101
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

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.

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TO MOVE OUT
TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK THIS SUN MORNING THEN TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPS 75 NM EAST OF
KODIAK MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY ALONG SHORE. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.  
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. 

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF KACHEMAK
BAY. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270408
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 129 130 138 AND 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.

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TO MOVE OUT
TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK THIS SUN MORNING THEN TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPS 75 NM EAST OF
KODIAK MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.  
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
700 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. 

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF KACHEMAK
BAY. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 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 25, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI JAN 25 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE SYSTEM NOW AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL AND MOVING
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS PROGRESSING MUCH FASTER THAN WHAT ANY
MODEL HAD...FORECASTS WERE ADJUSTED TO THIS. MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MODELS THEN DIVERGE ON THE TRACK
AND STRENGTH OF A NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERING THE EASTERN BERING.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LOW IS NORTH OF MACKENZIE BAY WITH
A TROUGH EXTENDING DOWN INTO THE GULF. AT THE BOTTOM...A SURFACE LOW
IS TRAVELING EAST ACROSS THE GULF CONTINUING TO SPREAD SNOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STRETCHING OVER EASTERN SIBERIA
AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS IS MOVING EAST ALONG WITH ITS
SURFACE COUNTERPART. A WEAKENING LOW WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BERING AND PRIBILOFS. A LARGE
LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS PRODUCING A TRIPLE POINT LOW
JUST WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND PUSHING ITS WARM FRONT OVER
THE CHAIN.

THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO BE
OVER THE MAINLAND AND CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A LARGE UPPER LOW
WILL FOLLOW BEHIND AND POSITION ITSELF OVER THE WESTERN BERING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A SHORTWAVE IN THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL DEEPEN THE LOW IN THE GULF WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
MAINLAND STRENGTHENS AND PUSHES SOUTH. COMBINED WITH COLD ADVECTION
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. LOOK FOR WINDS NEAR THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA AND THOMPSON PASS TO BE OBSERVING SOME OF THE HIGHEST
WINDS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH AND THE
WEST WILL BRING CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION BY LATE
TONIGHT TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM FROM THE
WEST WILL PUSH A FRONT OVER KODIAK SUNDAY THEN HEAD NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE GULF.

WESTERN MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
WEAKENING BERING LOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THEN
CLEAR TONIGHT. SATURDAY WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES OVER THE MAINLAND
WHILE A FRONT BRINGS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE PENINSULA.
TEMPERATURES THAT HAD COOLED FROM THE COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE
OF THE UPPER LOW WILL HOLD STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ALL PRECIPITATION IN
THE FORM OF SNOW OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS.

BERING/ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
PRIBILOFS TODAY FROM THE WEAKENING LOW. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS
THE CHAIN AND BERING TODAY AND SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FILL IN
BEHIND AS COLD AIR REPLACES FROM THE NORTHWEST AND SLIGHT RIDGING
FILLS IN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 121 130 132 150 172 175 176 179
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 141 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LR JAN 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 25, 2:25 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC21 hr
Jan 25, 2:44 AM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Jan 25, 4:45 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC53 hr
Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 25, 11:06 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC35 hr
Jan 25, 11:07 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC18 hr

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Sources

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