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Gale Warning 766, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 29, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 29, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291304
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AS 991 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND DRIFT TO 75 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2FT. 

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SOUTHWEST WIND 30 KT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
12 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291422 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AS 991 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND DRIFT TO 75 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SOUTHWEST WIND 30 KT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291922 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AS 991 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND DRIFT TO 75 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SOUTHWEST WIND 30 KT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1020 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 292104 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1200 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

UPDATED AREA 140

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.

PKZ197-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AS 991 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUNDAY MORNING AND DRIFT TO 75 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1200 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1020 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300006
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE SUN. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUN MORNING AND DRIFT TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AT
1020 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300801 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

UPDATED 120 121 125 132

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.

PKZ197-301500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE SUN. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUN MORNING AND DRIFT TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AT
1020 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300819 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE SUN. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT
MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 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.

PKZ197-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DRIFT NEAR ICY CAPE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301927 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

UPDATE TO ZONES 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.

PKZ197-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DRIFT NEAR ICY CAPE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1010 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1010 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 302008 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

CORRECTION TO ZONE 130

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.

PKZ197-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DRIFT NEAR ICY CAPE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1010 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1010 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010023
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 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.

PKZ197-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1006 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DISSIPATES OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW MOVES TO 570
NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 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.

PKZ197-020300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
A 1003 MB LOW MOVES TO 570 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY
EVENING. 
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 012356
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA TUESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS TUESDAY NIGHT.
A SECONDARY FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING FINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LEANING ON THE GFS AND NAM FOR THE BEST TRACK ON THE BIG LOW HEADING
THROUGH THE GULF.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE 976 MB LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY. THE JET STREAM IS
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS IN FAVORABLE POSITION FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PART OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW
BRINGING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. WINDS IN COLD BAY HAVE BEEN GUSTING
AROUND 45 MPH WITH KING COVE GUSTING OVER 85 MPH AT TIMES. THIS
SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT.

THE BIG ISSUE TO WATCH WITH THE FORECAST IS THE ACTUAL TRACK OF THE
LOW AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA. MODELS ARE BRINGING IT TO
THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND THEN STALLING IT BEFORE PUSHING IT
BACK OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS IS A SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE
WATCHED CLOSELY SINCE A SMALL CHANGE IN LOW TRACK MAY CAUSE A LARGE
CHANGE IN PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS IN THE ENTIRE SOUTH CENTRAL
CORRIDOR. AT THIS TIME IT WILL PROBABLY BRING A LOT OF SOUTHEAST FLOW
WITH DOWN SLOPING FROM KENAI THROUGH TALKEETNA UNTIL SOMETIME
TOMORROW WHEN THE COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN AND THEN THE SNOW WILL
START IN EARNEST. UNTIL THEN THERE WILL BE SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
MIXED WITH RAIN AND/OR FREEZING RAIN. FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA...THIS
SYSTEM HAS THE MARKINGS OF ONE THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO GET
THE SNOW GOING AND THEN WILL TAKE A WHILE TO STOP. BEST TIME
ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW IS FOR THE SNOW TO START LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. COULD BE
AN ADVISORY EVENT BUT DO NOT WANT TO COMMIT TO THAT COURSE JUST YET.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE ALASKA MAINLAND WILL SEE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILD IN EARLY NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY BRING SOME CLEARING
WITH IT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 181.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 180.
         STORM 130 175 176.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NOV 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC4 days
Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 29, 5:16 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Nov 29, 10:20 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr

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Sources

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