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Gale Warning 476, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 24, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE LATE TUE
MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR SAND POINT
WED NIGHT AT 991 MB.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF NAKED
ISLAND.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF
NAKED ISLAND.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CLAM
GULCH.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT INCREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241535 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
735 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE LATE TUE
MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR SAND POINT
WED NIGHT AT 991 MB.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES
SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF NAKED
ISLAND.  
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF
NAKED ISLAND.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
735 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CLAM
GULCH.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT INCREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242315
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 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.

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE LATE TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING COVE THU
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN
GULF LATE TONIGHT AND WED...AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING EAST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 
WAVES SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 250010 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

CORRECT ZONE 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.

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE LATE TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING COVE THU
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN
GULF LATE TONIGHT AND WED...AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING EAST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 
WAVES SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 250246 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

UPDATED ZONE 140

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

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

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE LATE TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING COVE THU
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN
GULF LATE TONIGHT AND WED...AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING EAST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
645 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 5 FT
EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...NE 35 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT...NE 35 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 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 986 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT THU NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 997 MB WILL DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU
NIGHT AT 1002 MB.
$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S OF NAKED ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF NAKED ISLAND. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 6 FT
EXCEPT 8 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF CLAM
GULCH. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 252329
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 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 988 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998
MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO A 1006 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
BY LATE FRI. 

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS
THROUGH EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260554 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

AMENDED ZONES 120 125 140

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

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

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

A 988 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998
MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO A 1006 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
BY LATE FRI. 

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1000 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 TOWARD MORNING.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1000 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1000 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260711 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

AMENDED ZONES 120 121 125 130 140 141

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.

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

A 988 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998
MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO A 1006 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
BY LATE FRI. 

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND
10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS UP TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30KT S OF
CAINES HEAD IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SEAS 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...NE
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE 15 KT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1110 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261203
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 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 STRONG FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE GULF
COAST AND DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL
MOVE OVER CHIGNIK AT 1003 MB THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S OF CAINES HEAD...E
WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. 

$$

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 Jun 24, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BROAD SCALE PATTERN. USED A BLEND
TOWARD THE GFS IN THE SHORT TERM BUT DECIDED ON THE ECMWF FOR THE MID
TO LONG RANGE AS IT SEEMS TO HANDLE THE LONG RANGE LOW NEAR THE GULF
BETTER.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. AS
IT DOES SO ITS ASSOCIATED LOW IS PUSHING NORTH INTO THE GULF. THIS IS
PRODUCING RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST.
SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW IS ENHANCING THE PRECIP ACROSS THE SUSITNA
VALLEY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEAST OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND WRAPS BACK AROUND
WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. IT IS BRINGING RAIN AND GALE FORCE
WINDS AS IT GOES.

OTHERWISE LOW CLOUDS CONTINE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE STATE WITH
INTERMITTENT AREAS OF FOG. THE THERMAL TROUGH IS FAR TO THE NORTH
LIMITING INSTABILITY. HOWEVER AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE
ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING ENHANCING LIFT FROM THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER VALLEY TO AREAS NORTHEAST OF MCGRATH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH THE GULF AND
EVENTUALLY STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
FOR MUCH OF THE GULF...ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH TO EAST WINDS
IN THE USUAL CHANNELED TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. RAINFALL WITH
THE FRONT  WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH DOWNSLOPE
SOUTHEAST FLOW KEEPING MOST INLAND AREAS DRY BUT CLOUDY. ISOLATED
TSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN WILL STAY NEAR THE COAST
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. EVEN THERE...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN LIGHT BECAUSE OF DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEAST FLOW. GUSTY WINDS ARE A
CONCERN ESPECIALLY FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...AND WILL BE KEEPING A
STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR THAT ZONE WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING...GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN WILL SURROUND THIS
LOW AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS
TO WEAKEN. BY THU EVENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TO THE
BERING BRINGING MORE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHWEST AK AND NORTH OF THE AK RANGE WILL BRING
MORE INSTABILITY TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY FRIDAY. OTHERWISE SHOWERS
WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 132 138 140 150 160 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RNW JUN 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jun 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jun 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jun 24, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jun 24, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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