Small Craft Advisory 1012, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 190201 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

CORRECTED ZONES 121 130 132 

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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF
TONIGHT AND REMAINS THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
500 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
500 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SOUTHEAST WIND 30 KT SOUTHEAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
500 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

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

.TONIGHT..NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 191301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.  ELSEWHERE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 200058
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT SOUTHEAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.

.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 200239 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
540 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

UPDATED ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN.
$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
540 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT SOUTHEAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 19 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.

.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING 
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
ELSEWHERE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210059
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF
SUN.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH
THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST THU DEC 18 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS...
MODELS IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL SLIDE INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER
FOLLOWING EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
INTERIOR. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ECMWF IS NOT AS AMPLIFIED WITH
THIS RIDGE NEXT WEEK DUE TO A STRONG LOW REMAINING IN THE CHUKCHI
SEA. THE ECMWF SCENARIO WOULD ALLOW A LONG WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE
THROUGH THE ENTIRE MAINLAND ON CHRISTMAS. WHEREAS THE GFS WOULD HAVE
SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE MAINLAND THE DAY BEFORE
CHRISTMAS AS THE RIDGE BUILDS.

.ANALYSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A STRONG STACKED LOW IN
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A BOUNDARY OF WARMER AIR IS ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF ALASKA. THIS HAS SET UP A SCENARIO OF RAIN AND SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE STRONG LOW IN THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE WITH
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE BLIZZARD WARNING DUE
TO WINDS AND CONTINUED SNOW. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. ENOUGH NORTHERLY FLOW
FOR MODERATE WINDS IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE TO BREAK DOWN LATE TONIGHT AND FLOW TO TURN EASTERLY.
THIS IS DUE TO A FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW PUSHING FROM
KODIAK TO THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE GULF AND SURROUNDING WATERS DURING THE EVENING WITH THIS
FRONT. THE PARENT LOW TO SLIDE FAR ENOUGH TO THE SOUTH THAT PRECIP
NOT TO REACH FARTHER THAN COASTAL LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
PRECIP TO WANE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE LOW SLIDES TO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY ALONG THE WEST COAST WITH RAIN AND SNOW AND AREAS
OF FREEZING RAIN FROM THE COAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ABOVE
FREEZING TEMPS IN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. HOWEVER...WARM
AIR ALOFT ENOUGH FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. PRECIP TO END IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
TONIGHT AS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW SLIDES SOUTHEAST. RAIN AND SNOW
MIX TO REMAIN OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS INTO THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY THROUGH TOMORROW. COLDER AIR TO FILTER IN WITH THE COLD CORE
LOW MOVING CLOSER...SO PRECIP WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY.
PRECIP WILL BE ON THE DOWN SIDE SATURDAY AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY IN THE
GULF WITH COLDER AIR CONTINUING TO FILTER INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
ANOTHER FRONT TO PUSH TO THE WEST COAST SUNDAY.

BERING AND ALEUTIANS...
A STRONG STACKED LOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF ADAK CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG
WINDS AROUND IT. ENOUGH COLD AIR AND SNOW FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE LOW WILL BE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS IT
PUSHES SOUTHEAST WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND ENDING THE BLIZZARD. THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW TO PULL INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SOME
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ANOTHER
STRONG FRONT TO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A PARENT LOW
NEAR KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE BERING AND
TO THE WEST COAST SUNDAY. THE PARENT LOW TO WEAKEN A SLOWLY MOVE TO
ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE AND NO PRECIP TO REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN WESTERN ALASKA. A
WEAKENING LOW/BOUNDARY TO SPLIT AND SLIDE THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING
AND ALEUTIANS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A LOW TO TRAVERSE THE BERING MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AND ONSHORE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A FRONT REMAINING OVER
THE BERING. HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE EASTERN BERING MID WEEK
WITH A LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
AND CROSS THE BERING THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY ZONE 151
MARINE...GALE 130 132 140 160 172 175 176 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN DEC 08