Gale Warning 542, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011252 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
450 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

CORRECTED AREA 121

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

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

PKZ197-020200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW OVER KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT AND WEAKEN 
TO 996 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 180
NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO AKHIOK AT 994 MB BY
TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO AUGUSTINE ISLAND AT 1000 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-020200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
EXCEPT E OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK. WIND 35 KT SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-020200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-020200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-020200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

PKZ130-020200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-020200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-020200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-020200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

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

PKZ197-021400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE NEAR
KING SALMON MON NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE TUE EVENING
THEN WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WEAKEN TO 1009 MB WED
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-021400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-021400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

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

PKZ197-030200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK AT 997 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AT
1009 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-030200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-030200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-030200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-030200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-030200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-030200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-030200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-030200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-030200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 022307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

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

PKZ197-031400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND
TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30
KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 030105 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

UPDATED 120 121

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

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

PKZ197-031400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND
TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED... NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50
KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30
KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 030804 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1205 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

UPDATED ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-031400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND
TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED... NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50
KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
455 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1205 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031131
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 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.

PKZ197-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM 
NORTHWEST OF HOMER THIS AFTERNOON AT 1006 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT ALONG THE COAST. WIND
SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...CAPE HINCHINBROOK TO GORE POINT...SE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT THIS MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031813 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120, 125, 130 AND 138

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

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

PKZ197-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM 
NORTHWEST OF HOMER THIS AFTERNOON AT 1006 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST. WIND
SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...CAPE HINCHINBROOK TO GORE POINT...SE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031823 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM 
NORTHWEST OF HOMER THIS AFTERNOON AT 1006 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST. WIND
SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...CAPE HINCHINBROOK TO GORE POINT...SE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1020 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1000 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
110 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW JUST
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS THE PRIMARY WEATHER PRODUCER TODAY. THE
SURFACE PRESSURE BOTTOMED OUT AROUND 970 MB EARLY THIS MORNING AND
IS NOW SLOWLY RISING AS THE LOW TRACKS SLOWLY TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND.
QUIKSCAT WINDS SHOW WIDESPREAD GALES NEAR THE LOW CENTER AND
EXTENDING OUT ALONG THE OCCLUSION ACROSS THE KODIAK ISLAND WATERS.
THERE IS ALSO AN AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW
CENTER WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY BUOY 46066 WHICH RECORDED A GUST TO
58 KT AND A SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT OF 26 FT EARLIER THIS MORNING.
THIS VERY SIGNIFICANT WAVE TRAIN IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF. RIDGING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST COMBINED WITH
STRONGER WINDS APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL AHEAD OF THE OCCLUSION ARE
PRODUCING STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE USUAL EAST-WEST GAPS IN THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE FRONTAL RAIN BAND
APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST WHILE ANOTHER BAND MOVES WESTWARD
ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. THE EAST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND HAS BEEN OBSERVING
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ALL MORNING WITH 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED
FROM 12Z AND 18Z.

ASIDE FROM THIS MAJOR STORM...A WEAK SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS IS TRACKING EASTWARD WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON THE ALEUTIANS.
OTHERWISE FAIRLY QUIET CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE TWO LOWS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS INITIALIZED TOO WEAK WITH THE CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS MORNING...BUT AS MENTIONED
ABOVE MODELS ARE VERIFYING WELL WITH THE WIND FORECAST. MODELS
CONTINUE TO AGREE WITH MOVEMENT OF LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND...BUT
THEN THE ECMWF/NAM MOVE THE LOW WESTWARD TO BRISTOL BAY WHILE THE
UKMET/GFS WEAKEN IT OVER KODIAK ISLAND. THINK THE MORE LIKELY
SOLUTION IS A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW REMAINING OVER KODIAK ISLAND
AND A SECONDARY VERY WEAK LOW FORMING IN BRISTOL BAY AS THE UPPER
LOW DRIFTS BACK WESTWARD. SINCE WIND SPEEDS IN THE VICINITY WILL BE
FAIRLY LIGHT AT THIS POINT THE ONLY IMPACT WILL BE ON WIND DIRECTION.

THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AS IT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER AND THE OTHER THREE MODELS ARE IN THE
BALLPARK...SO WILL STICK WITH THE GFS SOLUTION WHICH HAS BEEN
REASONABLY CONSISTENT. FOR THE SAME REASONS WILL ALSO USE GFS OUT
WEST WITH LOW DROPPING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST TONIGHT AS THE OCCLUSION APPROACHES. AS THE SURFACE RIDGE IS
PUSHED NORTHWARD THE ORIENTATION OF THE ISOBARS WILL SHIFT FROM
NORTH/SOUTH TO NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST. THUS...WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SOME...WHILE PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS REMAIN STRONG AS THEY RECEIVE THE BRUNT OF THE
FRONTAL WINDS. GALES WILL ALSO SPREAD TO THE COASTLINE WITH STRONGER
GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH ACROSS
THE REGION DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL REMAIN MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.
DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION ON LEE SIDE OF THE COASTAL
RANGE TO A FEW SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE LITTLE TO NO BREAK
IN RAIN ALONG THE COAST AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND LATE
TUESDAY. THIS LOW DOES LOOK LIKE IT WILL TRACK FARTHER
NORTH...HEADING INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THEREFORE...EXPECT
ANOTHER ROUND OF TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS...BUT ALSO A CHANCE OF RAIN
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION MID WEEK AS THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES
SOUTHERLY.

SOUTHWEST...BANDS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AS UPPER LEVEL
WAVES AND MOISTURE FROM THE LOW ROTATE WESTWARD FROM THE KODIAK
LOW. DONT EXPECT MORE THAN A FEW SHOWERS TO MAKE IT NORTH AND
WEST TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.  MORE RAIN WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT LOW
TAKES A TRACK OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN THE CENTER OF
THE UPPER TROUGH AWAY FROM THE MAJOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPING AND TRACKING
ALONG THE TROUGH EDGES. THUS GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE REGION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST
PERIOD AS UPPER LEVELS ARE IN TRANSITION. THE END RESULT OF
MAINTAINING A MEAN TROUGH OVER THE ALASKA REGION IS THE SAME.
THIS JUST LOOKS LIKE A SHORT PERIOD OF TRANSITIONING SHORT-WAVE
TROUGHS WHICH MAKES PLACEMENT OF PARTICULAR SYSTEMS DIFFICULT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 140 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB AUG 08