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Gale Warning 477, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 24, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2008, 4:00 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
Jun 24, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2008, 4:00 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 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.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
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. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 262312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO A 1003 MB LOW NEAR
DILLINGHAM BY FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE. A 1000 MB LOW 250
NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO A 1005 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE.  ANOTHER 1004 MB LOW WILL
MOVE FROM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL GULF AND ONSHORE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA
SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-271400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-271400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND
20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-271400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.

.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 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 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271205 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

CORRECTION TO ZONE 125

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

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

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1002 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING
NEAR SAND POINT. A 1003 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN
TO 1007 MB SAT MORNING AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD.

$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE (BY SUMMER STANDARDS) OUT IN THE ALEUTIANS IS
BY FAR THE LARGEST FEATURE OF INTEREST FOR THIS FORECAST...WITH
CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND THE LOW ENCOMPASSING THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA.
THE LOW IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF KING COVE LATE
TONIGHT. AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SURROUND THE
LOW AND BE PRESENT WITH THE FRONT TO MOVE EAST FROM THE LOW INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE FRONT TO MOVE
EAST FROM THE LOW INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE ARE STILL SOME
STRENGTH AND SLIGHT PATH DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE LOW AS IT GETS TO
THE UNIMAK ISLAND/KING COVE AREA LATER TONIGHT. FAVORING THE 12Z NAM
SOLUTION WITH THIS FORECAST...WHICH KEEPS THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF
CHAIN AND STRONGER...VS THE GFS WHICH TAKES THE LOW TO JUST NORTH OF
THE CHAIN AND HAS THE LOW WEAKER. MODELS STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH
THE EXTENDED FORECAST AND MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO THE INHERITED
FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/UNIMAK ISLAND AREA
SENDS A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATER TONIGHT. THIS
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.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
THE STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/UNIMAK ISLAND AREA IS
ALREADY SENDING LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN/WESTERN
FRINGE OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. OTHER THAN A LITTLE
AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWER ACTIVITY FURTHER INLAND...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 PUTTING OUT A STRONG WIND
HEADLINE FOR THAT ZONE WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

BERING/ALEUTIANS...
A STRENGTHENING LOW JUST SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AS OF THIS WRITING MOVES
TO JUST SOUTH OF UNIMAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND STALLS OUT THERE
THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS SOUTH AWAY FROM THE
AREA AND WEAKENS. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SURROUND THIS LOW AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE BEGINNING LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS
TO WEAKEN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS STILL HAVING SOME TROUBLE IN THE LONG TERM. LOOKS LIKE A LOW
WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH
SOMEWHAT MOIST EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 138 150 160 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY JUN 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jun 24, 6:45 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC21 hr
Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2008Every gale warning in 2008

Sources

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