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Gale Warning 564, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 15, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 2008, 9:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 67 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2008, 9:30 PM AKDT (05:30 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
67 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 160529 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

UPDATED ALL ZONES EXCEPT 121 AND 129.

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.

PKZ197-161400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL
DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-161400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF
CAINES HEAD...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR 
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO E 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-161400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT
AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-161400-
KACHEMAK BAY
930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
17 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161148
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A
983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS
3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161521 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

UPDATED ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A
983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON . SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS
3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161306 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

CORRECTED 120

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.

PKZ197-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A
983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS
3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162223 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

UPDATED ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A
983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS
3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162316
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS.

.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162324 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 121.

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

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

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS.

.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170627 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120 AND 129

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.

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN 
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170904 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
100 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

UPDATED ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
100 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER...BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN 
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 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.

PKZ197-180200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER EARLY THIS MORNING
DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND. A 986 MB LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW THEN BECOMES 
NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 992 MB LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30
KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172322 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180615 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

UPDATED ALL ZONES EXCEPT 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180706 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

UPDATED ZONE 121.

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

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

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 180716 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND 
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181209
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 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.

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
DRIFTS TO KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 989 MB. THE
LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 1002 MB LATE FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND WITH GUSTS
TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF KALGIN ISLAND NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO
55 KT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181213 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
DRIFTS TO KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 989 MB. THE
LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 1002 MB LATE FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND WITH GUSTS
TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF KALGIN ISLAND NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO
55 KT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 182305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 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.

PKZ197-191400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM 
SOUTH SEWARD AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE
NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-191400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-191400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF
TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N 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 15, 5:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 5:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MID TO LONG RANGE MODEL SOLUTION HAVE BECOME PROBLEMATIC AS THE
LONGER RANGE MODELS FAR IN AND OUT OF FAVOR OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.
THE CURRENT SET OF MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE
BERING SEA, THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BEYOND THAT
POINT THE MODEL SOLUTION DIVERGE SO RADICALLY, CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST ARE FAIRLY LOW, THOUGH THE ECMWF STILL HAS A BETTER SOLUTION
THAN THE GFS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND APPEARS TO BE IN-BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS AT THE
MOMENT WITH A OLD STORM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND DISSIPATING AND A
SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE STATE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC.

AN UPPER RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL
MAINLAND THOUGH A COMPLEX UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA IS STARTING
TO PUSH IT EAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOWER OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN ALASKA BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL ROTATE A SERIES OF UPPER TROUGHS THROUGH
THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK.
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF TUESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONTO THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TUESDAY
NIGHT. HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY ALONG THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST AND KENAI PENINSULA WITH LESSER AMOUNT FALLING OVER THE
REST OF SOUTNCENTRAL MAINLAND. RAIN WILL BECOME SHOWERS WEDNESDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE STORM CENTER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL GULF AND OUTER KODIAK ISLAND WATERS TONIGHT.

A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK
ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG TERM FORECAST IS STILL IN DOUBT DUE CONFLICTING MODEL
SOLUTION THOUGH THE ECWMF IS STILL PREFERRED BEYOND WEDNESDAY. THE
STORM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR
THURSDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120, 130, 132
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM SEP 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC
Sep 16, 2:30 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC14 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.