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Gale Warning 85, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2008, 11:00 PM 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
Jan 19, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2008, 11:00 AM 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 201231
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 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.

PKZ197-210300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE
MONDAY.

$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE TO E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210059
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO
THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE EVENING W OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE 65 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT
OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE 30 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210149 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

UPDATED ZONES 132 138 140.

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.

PKZ197-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO
THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE EVENING W OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
445 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
445 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
445 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. KALGIN
ISLAND N...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE 65
KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT
OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE 30 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211240
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL
DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TUE MORNING WILL BECOME A 1012 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S TO SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...HIGHER WINDS OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER WINDS OUT
OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220043
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
TUE. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 58N 162W TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60N 147W
AT 1007 MB WED.

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 
S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SOUTHEAST OF
BARREN ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT
OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220445 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
742 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 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.

PKZ197-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
TUE. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 58N 162W TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60N 147W
AT 1007 MB WED.

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
742 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO 
SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SOUTHEAST OF
BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
742 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT
OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 1013 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SW 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE
OUTER BAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OUTER BAY. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221336 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK INLET...
BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 1013 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SW 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE
OUTER BAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OUTER BAY. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221558 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
655 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

UPDATED ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK INLET...
BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 1013 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SW 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
655 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR THE OUTER BAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OUTER BAY. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230051 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

CORRECT ZONE 125

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

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

PKZ197-231500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1012 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA
AT 1010 MB WED AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST WED AND PERSIST THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...


.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS.
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008


...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
10 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 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 Jan 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
630 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS
HAVE SLOWED THE NEXT STORM MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST BERING SEA OTHERWISE
THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN. BEYOND MONDAY AFTERNOON
THE MODELS HAVE WIDELY DIVERGE SOLUTION FOR NEXT STORM APPROACHING
THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. THE
300 MB JET ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
THE STATE STILL APPEARS TO BE CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE FRONT.

CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THE MAIN LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA IS STILL MOVING NORTH WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH A LOT OF SUBTROPICAL AIR
MOVING NORTH ALONG IT. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE GULF IS DRIFTING
EAST WITH THE UPPER RIDGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THIS AREA WILL GRADUALLY COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST INTO KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AND INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY. RAIN OVER
KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD INTO THE LOWER COOK INLET AND
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD UP THE NORTHERN COOK INLET AND
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND INTO THE REST OF THE VALLEY
SUNDAY. SINCE IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF MOISTURE IS FLOWING UP THE
FRONT, SNOWFALL OVER THE VALLEY COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCREASES. WINDS SPEED COULD REACH WARNING
LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CREATE DOWNSLOPE
CONDITIONS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA THAT
LITTLE RAIN OF SNOW IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE FRONT IS ALONG ON TOPS OF
THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL HAVE WEAKEN AND NOT AS MUCH MOISTURE WILL FED INTO THESE AREAS.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALONG THE COAST WITH JUST A LITTLE SLOPPING
OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE AREA MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INLAND AND WEAKEN FROM
THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TONIGHT AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY. COOLER
AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR OR BELOW
FREEZING OVER NIGHT ALONG THE WEST COAST. RAIN WITH BECOME SHOWERS
BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE COOLING TEMPERATURES.
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MORE RAIN AND
SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST MONDAY.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN MONDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER
THE BERING WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MONDAY
AFTERNOON. MORE GALE FORCE TO POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE
INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA, EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST BERING MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO NW ALASKA
TUESDAY WITH HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE BERING SEA BEHIND IT.
LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND MAINLAND ALASKA WITH A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE
GULF AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CLEAR THE SKIES
OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA AND WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE COOLER
TEMPS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 101 TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:36 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC28 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 days
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Jan 20, 11:05 AM AKSTHeavy Snow WarningAFC14 hr

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