Gale Warning 628, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 120400 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

UPDATE TO ZONES 130 132 140 AND 14

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.

PKZ197-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB THEN TO 30 NM NORTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1006 MB MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
750 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND
WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.  
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
750 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND TO WEST WINDS TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF
WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
750 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT...W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121206
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 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.

PKZ197-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE NEAR YAKUTAT 
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 992 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY 
MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD MONDAY NIGHT AS 991 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 122326
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD DISSIPATES NEAR YAKUTAT MON
AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 85 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON
NIGHT THEN TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 996 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131143
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 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.

PKZ197-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A DEVELOPING 996 MB LOW NEAR CASTLE CAPE MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA TUESDAY MORNING.  A 996 MB LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY
TUESDAY MORNING WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD TUESDAY NIGHT AS 994 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-140200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-140200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-140200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-140200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-140200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-140200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-140200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-140200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEEP UPPER TROUGH IS SITUATED ALONG
ALASKAS WEST COAST WITH A SFC LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND SEVERAL
FRONTS EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO THE NORTH AND EAST. STRONG NORTHERLY
FLOW EXISTS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
CENTRAL BERING AND A DEEPENING LOW WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS ARE SIMILAR ON THE LARGE SCALE, BUT
THE NAM IS DEPECTING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARIES AND POSITION OF THE LOW A
BIT BETTER. THE NAM IS THE SLOWER OF THE OF THE TWO MODELS WHICH ALSO
FITS WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND HAS SEVERAL FRONTS
EXTENDING TO THE NORTH AND EAST. ONE SUCH FRONT STRETCHES NORTH
TOWARD MCGRATH. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES EVER
SO SLOWLY EAST. ANOTHER FRONT STRETCHING EAST JUST SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN KENAI WILL ALSO TAKE ITS TIME LIFTING NORTH. THESE FRONTS
WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW AND PLENTY OF WIND. COLD AIR IS BANKED UP
BEHIND THE WESTERN MOST FRONT AND WILL SLOWLY SEEP INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
ON SUNDAY.

THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THE PRECIP IN SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL START AS RAIN THANKS TO A DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE WIND
KEEPING TEMPS IN THE 30S AND 40S. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL...RAIN SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
NORTHWEST WINDS COOL THE AIRMASS SUFFICIENTLY. THE UPPER TROUGH
SWINGS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END. SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE TRICKY TO PREDICT AT THIS TIME AS AN EXACT CHANGEOVER
TIME IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

THE LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES EAST...BUT RESIDUAL MOISTURE HANGING
AROUND AS THE COLD AIR TAKES OVER WILL CHANGE RAIN SHOWERS OVER TO
SNOW. AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY
MAY GET ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
UPSLOPE FLOW. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALLOWING FOR SOME CLEARING
ON MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE BERING.

FURTHER WEST...SNOW WILL LINGER ALONG THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES
OVERNIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES ALONG THE COAST WITH SLOWLY DIMINISHING
WINDS. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE NIGHT
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE AKPENN. WEAK RIDGING SLIDES EAST FROM THE
CENTRAL BERING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
LATE TONIGHT. MAX GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
AS IT MAKES STEADY PROGRESS ACROSS THE BERING...REACHING THE SW COAST
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179
              180 185 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JCA