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Gale Warning 458, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 30, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 30, 2008, 11:00 PM 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
May 30, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2008, 11:00 AM 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 311200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 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 997 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF
COLD BAY BY SUN MORNING AT 991 MB THEN TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH
HARBOR AT 988 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK 
AT 989 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-010200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-010200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-010200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-010200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

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

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010044 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

CORRECTED ZONES 120 AND 129.

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.

PKZ197-011400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY SUN MORNING AT 990 MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
FURTHER WEST. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 330 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON
AFTERNOON WHILE MAINTAINING INTENSITY. 


$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010628 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 138 141.

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.

PKZ197-011400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY SUN MORNING AT 990 MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
FURTHER WEST. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 330 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON
AFTERNOON WHILE MAINTAINING INTENSITY. 


$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010714 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1115 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-011400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY SUN MORNING AT 990 MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
FURTHER WEST. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 330 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON
AFTERNOON WHILE MAINTAINING INTENSITY. 


$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1115 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1020 PM ADT SAT MAY 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 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.

PKZ197-020200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY BY MON MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 985 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 989 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-020200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-020200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-020200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 012302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 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.

PKZ197-021400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY BY MON MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 985 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-021400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-021400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-021400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-021400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-021400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN JUN 1 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 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.

PKZ197-030200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH 
OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 110
NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY LATE TUE
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-030200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-030200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-030200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021310 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

CORRECTED HEADLINE 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.

PKZ197-030200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH 
OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 110
NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY LATE TUE
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-030200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-030200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-030200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021609 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
810 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-030200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH 
OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 110
NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY LATE TUE
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
810 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-030200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-030200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-030200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 022256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 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.

PKZ197-031400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 125 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY AT 997 MB TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 DECREASING TO 6
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON JUN 2 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 30, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT FRI MAY 30 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS DEEPEN THE
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS THE JET SUPPORT INCREASES. A
STRONG VORT MAX TO ROUND THIS LOW SUNDAY AND PUSH INTO THE GULF.
THIS EFFECTIVELY MOVES THE RIDGE IN THE GULF AND PANHANDLE INTO
BRITISH COLUMBIA BY MONDAY. A SURFACE LOW TO  HOWEVER...THE POLAR LOW
TO MOVE INTO THE BERING STRAIT EARLY NEXT WEEK IS THE PLACE WHERE THE
DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW UP. THE 12Z GFS DIGS THIS FEATURE FURTHER
SOUTH THAN OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS. THEREFORE...THE FORECAST WAS NOT
CHANGED BEYOND DAY 3 SINCE IT REFLECTED THE LESS VIGOROUS SOLUTION
FAVORED BY THE 00Z ECMWF AND GFS ENSEMBLES.

MEAN TROUGH OVER THE BERING TO BE DIGGING OVER TIME THIS WEEKEND.
FLOW CURRENTLY OVER THE INTERIOR MORE ZONAL WILL BECOME MORE
MERIDIONAL NEXT WEEK. THE POLAR JET IS ACTIVE WITH MANY SYSTEMS
MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN ALASKA. SUBTROPICAL JET BRINGING SYSTEMS TO
THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE POLAR JET DROPS INTO THE BERING
AND DIGS INTO THE BERING SEA TROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL TURN
THE AIR MASS COLDER OVER THE BERING. HOWEVER...THE INTERIOR
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE MORE MERIDIONAL FLOW.

.ANALYSIS...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE ARCTIC WITH A LOW SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR. HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN BERING TO THE
EASTERN GULF. GOOD DIFFLUENCE ALOFT CREATING LOTS OF HIGH AND MID
LEVEL CLOUDINESS SOUTH OF 61N WITH SUNNY SKIES UP TO THE BROOKS
RANGE. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS INLAND BUT NOT DRY ENOUGH FOR SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS ARE NOT ALL THAT STRONG EXCEPT
ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING WITH A LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEA BREEZE TO TAKE
OVER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND COOK INLET
REGION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS AND BERING...
THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TO DEEPEN AS JET SUPPORT ARRIVES
TONIGHT. THE LOW TO DEEPEN FARTHER AS A COUPLE VORT MAXES ROTATE INTO
THE LOW. A STRONGER FRONT WILL BE INITIATED AS WELL OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AND INTO THE AKPEN SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
BREAK UP OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH A FILLING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ALONG THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE AKPEN TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. A VORT MAX WITHIN THE STRONGER JET TO ROUND THE LOW SUNDAY
INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND LEAVE THE PARENT LOW TO FILL.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A WEAK FRONT TO PUSH TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST TONIGHT WITH SOME
PRECIPITATION IN BRISTOL BAY TO THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. MAYBE
SOME MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. HOWEVER...CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS WILL INCREASE RH VALUES A BIT INLAND
AND DRASTICALLY ALONG THE COAST TOMORROW. A STRONGER FRONT TO ARRIVE
SATURDAY NIGHT BUT WEAKEN QUICKLY SUNDAY. AGAIN NOT MUCH
PRECIPITATION TO MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BUT A BIT MORE OF A
CHANCE THAN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
WEAK RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH AN APPROACHING WEAK
FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF BRINGING SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND THROUGH EAST WEST ORIENTED GAPS.
OTHERWISE...SEA BREEZE WINDS KICKING IN ALONG COOK INLET AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. THE RIDGE ALONG THE COAST WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL
SUNDAY WHEN THE STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF.
UNTIL THEN...MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND
EAST WEST ORIENTED GAPS. WITH THE FIRST FRONT TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW...MOST PRECIPITATION TO BE ALONG THE COAST WITH SOME
MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE QUITE A BIT EVERYWHERE
THOUGH WITH THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND SOME VIRGA POSSIBLE INLAND
OVER THE VALLEYS. THE NEXT FRONT ON SUNDAY TO INCREASE PRECIPITATION
AMD WINDS ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION INLAND WILL AGAIN
BE SPARSE. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE AGAIN AS WELL. THE LOW ROUNDING
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW TO MOVE INTO THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
WINDS AND PRECIPITATION CONTINUING TO INCREASE OVER THE GULF AND
COASTAL LOCATIONS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
OVERALL...BROAD TROUGH OVER THE BERING INTO THE MAINLAND. THIS WILL
LIKELY MEAN A SLIGHTLY COOLER PATTERN WITH SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

JN MAY 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
May 31, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2008Every gale warning in 2008

Sources

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