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Gale Warning 321, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 20, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 20, 2008, 5:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 54 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 20, 2008, 5:20 AM AKDT (13:20 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201822 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

UPDATED ZONE 138

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.

PKZ197-210200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 985 MB LOW
450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB 170 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 1006 MB LOW
250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 170 NM SOUTH
OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-210200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-210200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-210200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-210200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-210200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
635 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-210200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-210200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1020 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT SOUTH END OF STRAIT. NW GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH END OF STRAIT. 
SEAS TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-210200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-210200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

10 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 202302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 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.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE
FRI. A 995 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 
180 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210640 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

AMENDED ZONES 130 138

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.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE
FRI. A 995 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 
180 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1030 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1030 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210634 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

AMENDED ZONES 130 150

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.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE
FRI. A 995 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 
180 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1030 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1030 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 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.

PKZ197-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND A 996 MB LOW 180 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MERGE 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. A 990 MB IN THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BECOME A 984 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211433 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 130

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

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

PKZ197-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND A 996 MB LOW 180 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MERGE 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. A 990 MB IN THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BECOME A 984 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
630 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211828 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 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.

PKZ197-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND A 996 MB LOW 180 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MERGE 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. A 990 MB IN THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BECOME A 984 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1025 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 212233
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 125
NM EAST  OF KODIAK SAT MORNING AND THEN TO 450 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK  SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 175 NM SOUTH
OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON AT 993 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT DIMINISHING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008


.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 212305 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 125
NM EAST  OF KODIAK SAT MORNING AND THEN TO 450 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK  SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 175 NM SOUTH
OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON AT 993 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT DIMINISHING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008


.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221143
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 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.

PKZ197-230200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF PORT ALEXANDER
WILL PASS OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB
OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-230200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-230200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-230200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-230200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-230200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-230200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ138-230200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-230200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-230200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 222314 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 125 TO ADD GUSTS

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.

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 135 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN. A 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH
OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN MORNING AND THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE SUN AFTERNOON. 
A 986 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK
MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-231400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 
KT THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TOWARD MORNING . SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...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 20, 12:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 12:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HANGING TOUGH JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA. YESTERDAYS VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWED LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT
IN THE STORM WHILE SEVERAL MESOSCALE LOWS FORMED EAST OF THE MAIN LOW
AND TRACKED NORTHWEST THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE SHOWERS WERE
EXTREMELY CONVECTIVE...THE LOCAL WRF MODEL SHOWED THE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND THE SOUND HAD CAPE VALUES OF OVER 400 J/KG. THE SHOWERS
BROUGHT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN SOUND...WHITTIER RECEIVED
WELL OVER 30 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE CALENDAR DAY WHILE GIRDWOOD
RECEIVED AT LEAST 12 INCHES. THIS PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS TODAY BEFORE THE NORTHERN GULF LOWS ENERGY IS
ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FURTHER SOUTH IN THE
GULF. THIS LOW WILL BE THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS THAT APPROACH
THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NEITHER THE GFS NOR THE NAM HANDLED THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WELL. IN FACT...THE AFOREMENTIONED LOCAL WRF
MODEL PERFORMED BY FAR THE BEST WITH THIS STORM. AS SUCH...
PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE FIRST PERIOD WILL TREND TOWARDS THE
LOCAL WRF. WITH THE UPCOMING LOW IN THE GULF...GFS MAINTAINS GOOD
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE SHORT TERM. ISSUES QUICKLY BEGIN TO
CROP UP BY FRIDAY AS MULTIPLE LOWS APPROACH THE GULF. THE ECMWF
PREFERS TO CONSOLIDATE THE LOWS WHEREAS GFS HAS SEVERAL LOWS ROTATE
AROUND EACH OTHER. WHILE THE ECMWF SEEMS LIKE THE MORE REASONABLE
SOLUTION...THERES SIMPLY TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY TO GO WHOLESALE ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER. AT THIS POINT...WOULD PREFER TO SEE LATER MODEL RUNS
COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT BEFORE MAKING A MOVE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
COASTAL SHOWERS WILL REMAIN THE STORY TODAY. NOT EXPECTING EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AREAS TO SEE NEAR THE SNOWFALL
TOTALS AS YESTERDAY...BUT SEVERAL INCHES TODAY IS VERY REASONABLE.
THIS SHOULD BEGIN WINDING DOWN TONIGHT AS THE NORTHERN GULF LOW IS
ABSORBED INTO THE DEEPENING LOW FURTHER SOUTH. WHILE PRECIPITATION
SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CONFINED TO COASTAL AND UPSLOPE AREAS...WINDS
WILL BECOME A GREATER CONCERN AS THE SECOND LOW WORKS ITS WAY
NORTHWARD. MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THOMPSON PASS WINDS SHOULD PICK UP BY
TONIGHT... THOUGH BOTH SHOULD REMAIN WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN IS A POSSIBLE BARRIER JET SETUP ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE 00Z GFS WAS HINTING AT POSSIBLE HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS...AND WHILE THE 06Z GFS BACKED OFF A BIT IT IS STILL
WORTH KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND BERING SEA...
A CHILLY MORNING FOR MUCH OF THE INLAND AREAS WEST OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS MADE FOR A GOOD NIGHT
OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. CONSIDERED PUTTING OUT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM COAST...BUT OPTED AGAINST IT AS IT APPEARS WIND
CHILLS WILL REMAIN JUST WARMER THAN CRITERIA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
SLIGHTLY WARMER TONIGHT FOR THOSE INLAND AREAS AS RELATIVELY WARMER
AIR WRAPS AROUND THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. FOR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WESTWARD...THE SAME WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE OMEGA BLOCK ALONG THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL KEEP STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
RELATIVELY STAGNANT SYNOPTIC PATTERN OF ANCHOR LOW IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. EXPECT
SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA UNTIL
THIS PATTERN CHANGES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 170 172 351
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 138 140 150 155 165 170 411 412 413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DANG MAR 08

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 19, 5:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	66 hr
Mar 19, 5:10 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	18 hr
Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	6 days
Mar 20, 1:35 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	33 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 20, 3:36 PM AKDT	Snow Advisory	AFC	13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.