Gale Warning 106, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
520 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS SOLUTIONS DOING WELL IN AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MILD
DIFFERENCES COME ABOUT WHEN A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS OFF OF THE
WESTERN BERING LOW SUNDAY NIGHT. MODELS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE
THIS WILL OCCUR AT FIRST...THE EUROPEAN MODELS WANT TO PUSH IT
FARTHER EAST NEAR KODIAK AND THE GFS AND NAM WANT TO HOLD IT BACK
OVER BRISTOL BAY. AFTER THIS DISAGREEMENT ALL MODELS HAVE THE LOW
WEAKEN IN THE GULF. HAVE FOLLOWED GFS GUIDANCE TO FORM FIRST IN
BRISTOL BAY DUE TO AGREEMENT IN THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY PATTERN.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WHICH SUPPORTED THE GULF LOW THAT BROUGHT SNOW
TO SOUTHCENTRAL YESTERDAY...INCLUDING A DAILY RECORD AMOUNT AT THE
ANCHORAGE AIRPORT...HAS NOW MOVED EAST OF THE ALCAN BORDER. AN UPPER
RIDGE IS OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. MOST OF
THE MAINLAND IS UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND STRONG COLD ADVECTION THIS
MORNING DUE TO THIS RIDGE AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE HIGH. A
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW BETWEEN THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS PUSHING ITS STRONG WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY OVER
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...EAST ACROSS THE CHAIN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE SURFACE HIGH CURRENTLY OVER
THE INTERIOR WILL MOVE EAST ALONG WITH THE GULF LOW NEAR YAKUTAT. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES WILL REMAIN TODAY THEN START
WEAKENING TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP THE VERY STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS
TODAY INCLUDING THE WARNING LEVEL WINDS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND
COPPER RIVER DELTA. TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL BRING LIGHTER WINDS
WITH CONTINUED CLEAR SKIES AS THE RIDGE IS RIGHT OVERHEAD. HOWEVER
KODIAK ISLAND WILL SEE EFFECTS OF THE WESTERN BERING FRONT AS IT
MOVES OVER THE ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING RAISING TEMPERATURES A LITTLE
AND BRINGING MAINLY SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS. THE FRONTAL BAND WILL
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHCENTRAL
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

WESTERN MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL
COME TO AN END THROUGH THE DAY AS THE CIRRUS SHIELD OF THE FRONT
SPREADS EAST. AS THE FRONT NEARS...COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE WINDS
INCREASE AND SNOW BEGINNING TO REACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS
AFTERNOON THEN THE PENINSULA TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THE WESTERN CAPES
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH AS THE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A
DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS OCCUR TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER
THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY.

BERING/ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS...RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE EAST
FROM THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY. WILL SEE COLDER AIR
LATER TODAY WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW TO RETURN PRECIPITATION TO SNOW
SHOWERS FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THEN EAST ALONG THE CHAIN TO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SNOW SHOWERS LOOK TO HANG AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE
OLD FRONT WEAKENS. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRAVEL NORTHEAST INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF BY MID WEEK...HOWEVER WEAK RIDGING OVER THE MAINLAND
WILL KEEP MOST PRECIPITATION IN THE GULF OR SOME ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
MUCH LIKE THE CURRENT ONE BUT WILL NOT BE AS WARM.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131 155
         HIGH WIND 135
MARINE...GALE 120 121 129 130 132 160 170 172 175 176 179 180 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140 141 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LR JAN 08