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Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 24, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 24, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251135
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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

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

PKZ197-260200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1007 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN STALL AND DEEPEN TO 976
MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 FT. RAIN AND
DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E TO NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

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

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
15 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251504 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

UPDATED AREAS 130 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.

PKZ197-260200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1007 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN STALL AND DEEPEN TO 976
MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 FT. RAIN AND
DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E TO NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

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

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260001
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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

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

PKZ197-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN STALL
AND DEEPEN TO 976 MB EARLY SUN.

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

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

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

PKZ197-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 984 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 979 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW
WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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.  

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 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.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF
WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261155 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 984 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 979 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW
WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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.  

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 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.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF
WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

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

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

PKZ197-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 325 NM EAST
OF SITKINAK SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-271400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-271400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-271400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270010 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 325 NM EAST
OF SITKINAK SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-271400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-271400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-271400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270655 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1054 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 125 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.

PKZ197-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 325 NM EAST
OF SITKINAK SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ120-271400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1054 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-271400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-271400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1054 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 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.

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING REMAINS
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006
MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS
LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING
TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT.  EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271159 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 125.

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

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

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING REMAINS
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006
MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS
LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING
TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT.  EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271215 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 125.

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

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

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING REMAINS
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006
MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS
LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING
TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT.  EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272358
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 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.

PKZ197-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND
MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280105
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
500 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

UPDATED ZONE 132

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

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

PKZ197-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND
MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
500 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SITKINAK.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280649 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120 121 132 141.

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.

PKZ197-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND
MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SITKINAK.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280650 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 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.

PKZ197-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND
MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SITKINAK.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281146
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO
1003 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE
ISLANDS THIS EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN BE
PRESENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 24, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT THU APR 24 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL CONTINUED TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE
EARLIER RUNS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA IS PUSHING THE UPPER RIDGE INTO
WESTERN CANADA. AN UPPER HIGH IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAD TURNED OUT TO BE
DRIER THAN EXPECTED. VERY LITTLE RAIN OR SNOW FELL AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
NORTHWEST ALASKA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC SATURDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA IN SHOWERS
AND WILL MOVE STEADY RAIN INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY SATURDAY.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DECELERATE AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE
ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI
PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FRI NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. MOST OF THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE MOST SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEY. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL
FALL OVER THE ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA AND
WILL BE CONFINED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

MOST OF THE GULF WILL BE COMING UNDER AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG PERSISTING
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS MORE MOISTURE IS
PUSHED INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH
SATURDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHERN GULF WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL GULF COAST
SATURDAY. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE GULF COAST SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF
THROUGH MONDAY.

THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREAS THROUGH
SUNDAY THEN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY. AREAS
OF RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL BECOME SHOWERS SUNDAY THEM DIMINISH
MONDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BECOME
MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS AS WARMER AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN
BRISTOL BAY AS THE MOIST AIRMASS PENETRATES THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN
RANGES SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL REMAIN UNDER
A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM APR 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 24, 11:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 25, 7:51 AM AKDTHeavy Snow WarningAFC32 hr
Apr 25, 8:30 AM AKDTSnow AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Apr 25, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 25, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 25, 12:25 PM AKDTSnow AdvisoryAFC17 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.