Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2008, 1:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 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. PKZ197-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS FRI MORNING AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 061220 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND WITH 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061232 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND WITH 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061245 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 CORRECTION TO ZONE 120 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND WITH 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061534 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 UPDATED ZONES 140 AND 141 CORRECTED ZONES 120 AND 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND WITH 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061544 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 UPDATED ZONES 140 AND 141 CORRECTED ZONES 120 AND 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061729 CCD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 CORRECTED TYPO IN 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070055 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070147 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 CORRECTED 130 132 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070602 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 UPDATED AREA 120 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 900 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHINITNA FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071319 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHINITNA FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 420 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071417 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHINITNA FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 520 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 420 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071535 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHINITNA FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 635 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 5, 8:50 AM AKST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 8:50 AM AKST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
150 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE DEEP UPPER LOW IS CENTERED
JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A ZONAL JET WELL TO THE
SOUTH DRIVING EASTWARD INTO THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE...GRADUALLY
PUSHING IT FARTHER EAST. SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE LEFT
EXIT REGION OF THE MAIN JET AND THEN TRACK NORTHWARD UP THE WEST
SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND NORTHWESTWARD AROUND THE ALEUTIAN LOW. THE
LATEST SYSTEM IS A 970 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH OCCLUSION
EXTENDING EASTWARD TO TRIPLE POINT NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS GULF. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW
AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS PRODUCING IN STORM FORCE WINDS OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
CORDOVA TO PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. STRONG LIFT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING A LOT OF PRECIPITATION WHICH IS
OVERCOMING SOME OF THE DOWNSLOPE AFFECTS. ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PRODUCING RAIN
OR RAIN/SNOW MIXED MOST PLACES. SNOW IS FALLING ON THE BACK SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN LINE IS DEVELOPING DOWN
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 42N 160W.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED MIGHTILY WITH TRACK OF
RECENT LOWS. THE CURRENT SYSTEM ENDED UP TRACKING MUCH FARTHER SOUTH
AND WEST THAN WAS DEPICTED IN YESTERDAYS MODEL SOLUTIONS. MANY
FORECAST UPDATES WERE PERFORMED TODAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NEW TRACK.
18Z MODEL RUNS CONTINUED TO TREND JUST SLIGHTLY SOUTHWEST OF 12Z
POSITIONS AS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. SOLUTIONS FOR TRACK OF NEXT LOW ARE ALL CLUSTERED TOGETHER
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND THEN
DIVERGE IN MOVING THE LOW INLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT MAKES SENSE
THAT THE TRACK OF THIS LOW WILL BE FARTHER EAST THAN THE CURRENT
LOW SINCE THE RIDGE TO THE EAST IS GRADUALLY PUSHED FARTHER AND
FARTHER EASTWARD. HOWEVER...HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE EXACT TRACK
ACROSS THE GULF...WHICH MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DETAILS OF
THE FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. FOR NOW STUCK WITH CURRENT
FORECAST WHICH WAS BASED OFF OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS GFS RUN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS
EVENING AND QUICKLY FALL APART AT THE SURFACE AS IT MOVES INLAND
TONIGHT. FLOW WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND DUE TO PRESSURE RISES AS RIDGE BRIEFLY
BUILDS IN AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST PRESSURE RISES WILL
BE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE LOW FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY
TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
KEEP TEMPERATURE IN THE 30S TONIGHT FOR MOST PLACES. WINDS WILL DROP
OFF THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS FLOW BEGINS TO SHIFT AROUND TO EAST AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHING THE GULF. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AHEAD
OF THE LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL END BY LATE THIS EVENING
AS THE LOW NEARS AND WINDS DIMINISH. HOWEVER...SNOW WILL PUSH
WESTWARD INTO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ABOUT
35 MPH. SO EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP THERE AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL PUSH UP INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. THERE IS LOW
CONFIDENCE IN STORM TRACK...BUT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER STRONG LOW WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND HIGH
WIND CONDITIONS FROM CORDOVA TO TURNAGAIN ARM. AIR ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THE LOW LOOKS VERY WARM...SO IF TRACK TO BARREN ISLANDS IS CORRECT
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE ANOTHER WARM-UP FRIDAY WITH PRECIPITATION
MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN WHILE MOST OF SOUTHWEST WILL REMAIN ON
THE COLD SIDE OF THE LOW. AS THIS NEXT LOW MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE GULF COLD AIR WILL ADVECT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA
PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS. OTHERWISE...IT WILL REMAIN QUIET OUT WEST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...EACH NEW LOW WILL TRACK PROGRESSIVELY EASTWARD
DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS THE UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO BE PUSHED
FARTHER EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA
TO COOL BACK DOWN TO NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS. STORM TRACK WILL BE
LESS ACTIVE SO THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135.
BLIZZARD WARNING 155 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 129 130 132 138 140 150 155
160 165 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 2:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:40 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 5, 5:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 1:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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