Gale Warning 653, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241144 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

CORRECTION TO 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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF TODAY WILL WEAKEN
TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. A 990 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST
TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS
BECOMING NORTH 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY.   
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40
KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WINDS 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND AND NORTH...NW WIND
25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241147 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF TODAY WILL WEAKEN
TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. A 990 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST
TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS
BECOMING NORTH 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY.   
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40
KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WINDS 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND AND NORTH...NW WIND
25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242358 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

CORRECTED ZONES 120 125 129 140 141

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.

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF BY SAT
AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON THEN
WEAKEN TO 994 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY
ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E AND NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS UP TO 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING THIS
EVENING. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING THIS
EVENING.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGH THERE IS
SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THE POSITION OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING TOWARD THE
GULF SATURDAY NIGHT. GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
AND THE ECMWF HAS A BETTER SOLUTION FROM SATURDAY ONWARD.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A UPPER TROUGH OVER THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY AND THE YUKON DELTA
CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY DRY, SO THE UPPER DISTURBANCE IS ONLY PRODUCING
ISOLATED SHOWERS.

AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA OVERNIGHT AND IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST AND IS PUSHING INLAND. THE BULK OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH SMALLER AMOUNTS
OVER ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THE KENAI PENINSULA.

COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW HAS CREATED STRONG WINDS
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND, KENAI PENINSULA AND THE LOWER COOK INLET.

A SURFACE LOW NEAR SHEMYA HAD PRODUCED BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
WESTERN BERING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LATE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
CANADA SATURDAY. AREA OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE
GULF TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA,
WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY
MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL
BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW INTO KODIAK ISLAND,THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE
LOW WILL OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT
THEN DISSIPATE NEAR KING SALMON SATURDAY. AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE IMMEDIATE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

BERING SEA...A WEAK LOW JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST
OF THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
DISSIPATE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY. AN AREA OF SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW AND THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SUNDAY AND DISSIPATED NEAR PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM...120, 130, 132.
         GALE...121, 125, 129, 138, 140, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM OCT 08