Gale Warning 548, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 052308
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 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.

PKZ197-061400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE EASTERN GULF
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT
HEIDEN AND WEAKENS TO 993 MB SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ120-061400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-061400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-061400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 060620 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

UPDATED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-061400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE EASTERN GULF
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT
HEIDEN AND WEAKENS TO 993 MB SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ120-061400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-061400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-061400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1020 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 061121
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 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.

PKZ197-070200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST 
OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-070200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT W OF 
MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S CAINES HEAD 
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-070200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
TOWARD MORNING. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO SE 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING 
TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
WIND SHIFTING TO SE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN 
THE MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 061355 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
555 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 132

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

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

PKZ197-070200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST 
OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-070200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT W OF 
MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S CAINES HEAD 
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-070200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
TOWARD MORNING. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO SE 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING 
TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
WIND SHIFTING TO SE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN 
THE MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 062302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 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.

PKZ197-071400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KING SALMON AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES
INLAND AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY.

$$

PKZ120-071400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-071400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-071400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070600 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 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.

PKZ197-071400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KING SALMON AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES
INLAND AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY.

$$

PKZ120-071400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-071400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1000 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-071400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 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.

PKZ197-080200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST 
OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS 
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 
NEAR CHIGNIK AT 995 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-080200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG 
THE COAST IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-080200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING 
THEN BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 072304
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 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.

PKZ197-081400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF MONDAY AS A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK AT 994 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
REMAINS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH TUESDAY AT THE SAME
STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ120-081400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.

.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-081400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-081400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

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

.TONIGHT...
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081140
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON 
AFTERNOON AT 996 MB AND THEN TO 70 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK 
TUE NIGHT AT 992 MB.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING 
E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 10 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF 
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT LATE MORNING THEN
BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 082357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 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.

PKZ197-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-091400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-091400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-091400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID EVENING. E GUSTS TO 55
KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. E GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...THEN
BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091128
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 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.

PKZ197-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF.

$$

PKZ120-100200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
SEAS TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

$$

PKZ125-100200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.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...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO E 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS.
SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

PKZ138-100200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GENERAL ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT. GRIDS
WILL BE BLENDED TOWARD 12Z GFS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIMILAR TIMING
BUT A MORE INTENSE SOLUTION SAT.

.UPPER LEVELS...UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SW TI
NEAR 35N 170W THIS AFTERNOON. LOW CENTER NEAR THE BASE OF THE TROUGH
DIGS EAST TO ALONG 165W FRI EVENING. CENTER THEN INTENSIFIES AS IT
MOVES TO OVER BRISTOL BAY EARLY SUN. IN RESPONSE...RIDGING BUILDS
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE MAINLAND. WARMER AIR MOVES OVER THE
MAINLAND AS THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS NORTH WITH ONSET OF SOUTHERLY JET.

A PIECE OF THE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRISTOL BAY CENTER FLATTENS
THE RIDGE SOME AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND SUN NIGHT/MON. BRISTOL
BAY CENTER RETROGRADES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON.

...SURFACE FORECAST...
.EAST...WEAK PRESSURE FIELD AND TROUGH ALOFT WILL HOLD A CHANGE OF
RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE EAST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND AND GULF FRI AND RETREATS TO THE
EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. EXPECT WILL SEE STRATUS AND FOG WITH PASSAGE
OF RIDGE. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER OVER THE NE PACIFIC LOOKS TO BE A
FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE STORM. DIGGING UPPER TROUGH AND FAVORABLE JET
POSITION SUPPORTS MODEL INTENSIFICATION TREND ON THIS CENTER. CENTER
MOVES TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN FRI SAT NIGHT. CENTER LIKELY TO WEAKEN
SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT TRACKS TO MARINE AREA 180 SUN AFTERNOON. EXPECT
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT AND SOUTHCENTRAL
SUN NIGHT. RAIN WILL BE PREDOMINATELY ALONG THE COAST AND SE
EXPOSURES OF THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS
WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION VALUES TO A MINIMUM INLAND.

.WEST...LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SW ALASKA WILL RETROGRADE
WEST UNDER UPPER TROUGH. DEVELOPING NE PACIFIC CENTER MOVES TO NEAR
PORT HEIDEN FRI THEN WEAKENS ALONG THE SW COAST SUN. EXPECT CLOUDS
WITH AREAS OF RAIN/SHOWERS AND SOME FOG LIKELY TO HOLD OVER SW
ALASKA/EASTERN BERING SEA WITH WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENTS INTO FRI. MAY
SEE BRIEF BREAKS OVER SW ALASKA WITH THE ONSET OF OFFSHORE FLOW IN
ADVANCE OF DEVELOPING LOW CENTER SAT. WINDS IN ADVANCE OF LOW CENTER
LIKELY TO BE GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE AS IT APPROACHES THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SAT. WINDS WITH STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WITH WEAK RIDGING. TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
PRODUCE SOME RAIN A BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY SAT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...FEW CHANGES MADE IN THE WEST. WENT WITH GREATER
BLEND TOWARD THE 12Z GFS IN THE EAST.

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

RMC SEP 08