Gale Warning 855, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231434 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

CORRECT ZONE 130

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SITKA AND INTENSIFY TO 977 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE NEAR SEATTLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 65
KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 12
FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231702 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

CORRECTION FOR THE SYNOPSIS

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SITKA AND INTENSIFY TO 977 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR SEATTLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 65
KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 12
FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231925 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

UPDATE TO ZONE 129

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SITKA AND INTENSIFY TO 977 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR SEATTLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 65
KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 12
FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240006
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB
130 NM WEST OF HYDABURG TUE NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO THE QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. A 1001 MB LOW 320 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986
MB THU NEAR SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...
  WEST OF CAPE CLEAR...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
  EAST OF CAPE CLEAR...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS         
   BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240104 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 120 TYPO

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB
130 NM WEST OF HYDABURG TUE NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO THE QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. A 1001 MB LOW 320 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986
MB THU NEAR SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...
  WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
  EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS        

   BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240805 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1105 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

UPDATED ZONE 140

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB
130 NM WEST OF HYDABURG TUE NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO THE QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. A 1001 MB LOW 320 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986
MB THU NEAR SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...
  WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
  EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS        

   BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1105 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241253
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE 
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS 989 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE 
TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT INTENSIFYING TO
975 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.

.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

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

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY 
LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242352
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING THU NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
AND STRENGTHENING TO 971 MB FRI 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT. 

$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 250420 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-251500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING THU NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
AND STRENGTHENING TO 971 MB FRI 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT. 

$$

PKZ120-251500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1020 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MONTAGUE ISLAND E...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
AFTER AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NW WIND 15
KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-251500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-251500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-251500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-251500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTENSIFYING TO 971 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. 
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING
TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 65 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS THIS MORNING ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WE
START TO SEE DIFFERENCES IN THE HANDLING OF THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE BERING SEA FOLLOWED BY MORE SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES WITH REGARD TO THIS LOW AND HOW IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND THEN INTERACTS WITH THE LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE GFS ANS NAM ARE IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF
UNALASKA WHILE THE UKMET AND ECMWF BOTH DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER AND
THE NAM AND GFS. THIS TENDS TO RESULT IN LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND AK PENINSULA AT THIS TIME AND
THEREFORE WE WILL NOT DEVIATE MUCH FROM THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE
BEYOND TUESDAY NIGHT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE CONTINUES
TO GET PUSHED EAST AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
MOVES OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND DIGS A TROUGH SOUTHEAST TO AN
UPPER LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.

THE UPPER LEVEL JET IS RUNNING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THEN DIVES
SOUTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
NORTH AMERICA.

A WEAK LOW FORMING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WILL DRIFT INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND A DISSIPATE TO A TROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW RAPIDLY
MOVING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE
MORNING AND DIVES SOUTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE ZONAL FLOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST
AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
GET ENTRAINED IN THE ZONAL FLOW AND RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT THEN INTO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE
CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA THURSDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
THE FOG OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA HAS LIFTED TO A STRATUS LAYER AND
IS LESS OF A PROBLEM THAN IT WAS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE COOK INLET AND SOUTH
CENTRAL REGION THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING LIGHT SNOW OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHERN INLET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT IN MOST AREAS. A SECOND STRONGER
WAVE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW THAN THE FIRST SHORT WAVE.

SOUTHWEST...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
TODAY. MORE MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

ALEUTIANS/BERING...
WITH A ZONAL FLOW PERSISTING OVER MOST OF THE AREA EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH
SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WE ARE STICKING WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE AND EXPECT THE LOW
IN THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFT OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST BEING REPLACED BY A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY.  OUT WEST HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 130 132 185 351 352.
         GALES 120 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
               179 180 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...DONE.

SAM DEC 08