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Gale Warning 554, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 8, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 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.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091211 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

CORRECTED ZONES 130, 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.

PKZ197-100200-
.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
410 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 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
410 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 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.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 092359
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100036 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

UPDATED AREAS 140 AND 141

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

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

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100633 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

UPDATED AREAS 138 AND 141.

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

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

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1020 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1030 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 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.

PKZ197-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE ONSHORE
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101301 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
500 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

UPDATE TO ZONE 125

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

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

PKZ197-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE ONSHORE
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
500 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101750 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

UPDATE TO ZONES 121 AND 125.

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

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

PKZ197-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE ONSHORE
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
940 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
940 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 102358
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 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.

PKZ197-111400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-111400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. S
WIND TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-111400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-111400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 7, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF
EASTERN SIBERIA AND MERGING WITH A NPAC LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA
MID WEEK IS THE CAUSE OF MUCH DISAGREEMENT. THE PREVIOUS SHIFT LEANED
HEAVILY TOWARD THE 00Z GFS AND BASED ON HPC GUIDANCE...FEEL THE BEST
COURSE OF ACTION IS TO LEAVE THE MID TO EXTENDED FORECASTS ALONE OUT
WEST UNTIL MODELS GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THIS LOW. IN THE SHORT
TERM...THE GFS HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT SO WE LARGELY BASED THIS
AFTERNOONS PACKAGE OFF OF THE LATEST RUN WHICH IS NOT ALL TOO
DIFFERENT FROM THE 00Z.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CURRENTLY DISSIPATING NEAR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION
EVIDENT ON THE WAVER VAPOR IMAGERY. AT THE SURFACE...THE REMNANTS OF
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS OVER BRISTOL BAY AT 999 MB. THE OCCLUDED
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVED INLAND THIS MORNING AND IS NO
LONGER DISCERNABLE ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY PERSISTS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALREADY DEVELOPING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT
SWITCHING THE MEAN FLOW FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST.

A SHORT BREAK FOR SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT LOW MOVES OUT
OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND FOLLOWS A SIMILAR TRACK TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MONDAY EVENING. SURFACE FLOW WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY IN
ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS SYSTEM FROM
THE PREVIOUS IS THE LONG FETCH OF MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE
500 MB WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH MID WEEK WHICH COULD
ALLOW FOR A MUCH MORE STEADY RAIN FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO MATANUSKA
AND SUSITNA VALLEYS FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WITH A TROUGH AXIS OVER THE WESTERN
MAINLAND WILL BE VERY SLOW TO CHANGE. THIS PATTERN IS BRINGING DAILY
SHOWERS TO MOST AREAS. WHEN FLOW SHIFTS TO ONSHORE...FOG BECOMES A
PROBLEM ALONG THE COAST. THE UPPER LOW WILL NOT SHIFT FOR A WHILE SO
EXPECT TO SEE MUCH MORE OF THE SAME ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA.

THE GFS IS HINTING AT A COOL SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH LATE IN THE WEEK
THAT MAY HELP BRING SOME FAIR WEATHER.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE SWINGING UP OUT
OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND WEAKENING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN
EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WESTERN BERING SEA FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF
DAYS BEFORE THE POSSIBLE SHIFT IN THE PATTERN LATE IN THE WEEK.
WIDEPSPREAD FOG AND SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS POTENTIAL
PATTERN CHANGE.

...FLOOD ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS STILL DEVELOPING OVER THE ADVISED AREA ALTHOUGH RIVER GAUGES
REPORTING LEVELS WELL BELOW ACTION CRITERIA. WITH CONTINUOUS SHOWERS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND A ALREADY SATURATED
GROUND...BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE TO ISSUE MORE PRODUCTS FOR THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA.

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

AB SEP 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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