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Gale Warning 334, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 28, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282347
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 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.

PKZ197-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA DRIFTS EAST AND DISSIPATES
SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF MOVES TO THE
EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CHIGNIK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291138
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 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.

PKZ197-300200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT
AND BECOMES STATIONARY. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SAT
NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291552 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
755 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 140

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

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

PKZ197-300200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT
AND BECOMES STATIONARY. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SAT
NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
755 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
755 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SE WIND 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SE WIND 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. 
VARIABLE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 292335
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 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.

PKZ197-301400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND
BECOMES STATIONARY. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT
AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT THEN WEAKENS THROUGH
MON.

$$

PKZ120-301400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.

.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-301400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT WITH SEAS 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NORTH WIND 15 KT WITH SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301154
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-310200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON
MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF FROM THE WEST MON
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-310200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-310200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301543 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 138 140 AND 141

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

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

PKZ197-310200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON
MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF FROM THE WEST MON
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-310200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
745 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-310200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
745 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
745 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. GUSTS TO SE
45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO SE 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310200-
KACHEMAK BAY
745 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 302329
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-311400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON.
ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF MON NIGHT TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE AFTERNOON
NEAR KODIAK CITY.

$$

PKZ120-311400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-311400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-311400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT WITH SEAS 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 311155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-010200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY FROM THE WEST
AND CROSS THE GULF COAST WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING. A
1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KODIAK ISLAND TUE
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF KODIAK AT 1010 BY
EARLY WED MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-010200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-010200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-010200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAR 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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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 28, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS
IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND ALSO REASONABLE. MORNING PACKAGE WAS BASED ON
THE 00Z GFS MODEL. AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL TREND TOWARD THE 12Z GFS
THROUGH 60 HOURS...WITH LITTLE CHANGE BEYOND.

.UPPER LEVELS...
WEAK TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA TONIGHT.
RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. TROUGH
OVER OVER BERING SEA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST. GENERAL
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP OVER WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND SPREAD
EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND WEAKENS. NEXT
DEVELOPING LOW CENTER INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SUN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SWITCH TO A PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW PATTERN
WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO MUCH OF ALASKA THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

EAST...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA UNTIL
PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH TONIGHT. PROBABLY WILL SEE PATCHY FOG ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WITH SUBSIDENCE IN ADVANCE OF UPPER RIDGE. WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH SPREADS SNOW TO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING. SOUTHERN
END OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SLOW AND WEAKEN. SW FLOW ALOFT WILL
ELONGATE FRONT NORTH INTO THE INTERIOR. MAY SEE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW
INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY WITH ONSET OF SW FLOW IN THE MID-LEVELS SAT
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. EXPECT WILL SNOW OR MIXED OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SW FLOW ALOFT.
EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENTS BUILD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SAT
WITH APPROACH OF WEAKENING FRONT. GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE FURTHER SAT
SAT NIGHT/SUN AS LOW CENTER MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. PRESSURE GRADIENT
MAY SLACKEN SOME SUN NIGHT BEFORE TIGHTENING AGAIN MON WITH APPROACH
OF YET ANOTHER LOW CENTER. SO...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY TO DEVELOP
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SAT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.WEST...FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHING THE PRIBILOFS ISLANDS IS PRODUCING
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT FRONT
SHOULD PUSH EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TEMPS WITH WARM AND WINDS
SUBSIDE. MAY SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP ALONG THE DELTA COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH. FRONT LIKELY
TO BRING A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOWS AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST. IF CONDITIONS
DEVELOP...THEN THEY SHOULD SUBSIDE IN THE AFTERNOON AS FRONT MOVES
INLAND AND COASTAL WINDS DIMINISH. DEVELOPING 980S LOW CENTER MOVES
TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL
BAY EARLY SUN. NEXT IN A SERIES OF CENTERS MOVES TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IN THE MID 980S SUN EVENING. THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY MON EVENING. TEMPS IN GENERAL
WILL WARM OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA/SW ALASKA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MAINLAND THROUGH MID-NEXT WEEK AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL MAINLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN BERING SEA BY MIDWEEK..SO WILL SEE A MOVE BACK TOWARD MORE
STABLE CONDITIONS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195. BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 155.
MARINE...GALE 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC MAR 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 11:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 27, 11:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC
Mar 27, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 28, 12:02 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC22 hr
Mar 28, 7:00 AM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC9 hr
Mar 28, 10:58 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC31 hr
Mar 28, 11:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 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.