Gale Warning 72, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 151600 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

UPDATED AREAS 129 130 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.

PKZ197-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE 
INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF THIS MORNING.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY EARLY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 
SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 152209 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
110 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE 
INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
110 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT.GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE
GULF. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 
SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

000
FZAK51 PAFC 160024
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 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.

PKZ197-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...EAST WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING TO SW 15 KT.
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. MONTAGUE ISLAND WEST...
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING TO SW WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 160545 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 130 138

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

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

PKZ197-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...EAST WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT TO SW 15
KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. MONTAGUE ISLAND
WEST...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 160751 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

UPDATED ZONE 132

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

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

PKZ197-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...EAST WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT TO SW 15
KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. MONTAGUE ISLAND
WEST...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1050 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161234
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED JAN 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.

PKZ197-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1002 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS MORNING. 
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK.  IT WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM
SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT IN
ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170053
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1002 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN INLAND FRI.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT..SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT    . 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

CORRECTED WARNING SUMMARY

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS WILL TEND TO STRUGGLE WITH TIMING AND
INTENSITY OF LOW CENTER AS STRONG SWLY JET SETS UP OVER THE MAINLAND
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WILL NUDGE CURRENT GRIDS TOWARD NEW GFS
SOLUTION.

.ANALYSIS UPPER LEVELS...
A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA/MAINLAND ALASKA BUILDS
AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA TUE NIGHT. THE LOW CENTER NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES NORTH AND MERGES WITH THE TROUGH OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA TUE NIGHT. GENERAL POSITION OF TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA/EASTERN RUSSIA UNDERGOES SOME CHANGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...BUT GENERAL TREND IS TO KEEP STRONG SWLY JET OVER THE NPAC TO
AND THE MAINLAND/GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.

.FORECAST...
.EAST...WARMER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY. SHORT TERM WILL BE MAIN FOCUS
THIS PACKAGE. WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS SW ALASKA/WESTERN GULF THIS
MORNING WILL SPREAD LIGHT OVERRUNNING SNOW INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER FRONT...
ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING STORM NEAR THE ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IS LIKELY TONIGHT. THIS LOW CENTER MOVES TO TO THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE MORNING THEN INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF
TUE AFTERNOON. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NORTH GULF AND
COASTAL LOCALS TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONT
TONIGHT. ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SNOW
AS FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER ZONES 135 AND CHANNELED AREAS OF ZONE 125 LATER
TONIGHT. EXPECT THAT AS FRONT MOVES INLAND TUE THAT BLIZZARD
THREAT SHOULD END. FAIR LOW AND MID LEVEL SW FLOW SETS UP OVER THE
GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. EXPECT MAY SEE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW POTENTIAL FOR ZONES 145 AND 131. LOWER ELEVATIONS
OVER THE GULF SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH ON TUE/TUE NIGHT...THAT
PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO BE MIXED OR RAIN.

.WEST...WEATHER FRONT OVER SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON MOVES NORTH AND
EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. UPPER 960S MB LOW NEAR ADAK THIS AFTERNOON
BOTTOMS OUT IN THE LOWER 960S TONIGHT THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO
NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. SECONDARY LOW CENTER FORMS SOUTH OF
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AND MOVES NEAR NORTON SOUND TUE NIGHT.
EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE DELTA TONIGHT WITH APPROACH OF
THIS LOW. TEMPERATURES WARMING OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT SHOULD
SUPPRESS BLOWING SNOW...EXCEPT FOR WESTERN CAPES. EXPECT GALES TO
STORMS WITH THE LOW CENTERS MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA OVER THE
NEXT 36 HOURS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 155 125 135.
MARINE...STORM 120 165 170.
         GALE 125 130 132 140 150 155 160 171 172 175 179 180 185.
         FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JAN 08